temperamental

Example Sentences

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The crossing from the Falkland Islands to reach South Georgia takes several days on a notoriously temperamental ocean.

From Science Daily

In adolescents at temperamental risk for anxiety, higher brain activity was related to increased anxiety symptoms over time and matched the brain activity seen in children diagnosed with an anxiety disorder before treatment.

From Science Daily

But he was also very temperamental and fragile emotionally and mentally, particularly in his youth.

From New York Times

A few minutes after midnight on my last day at the Silver Crest, one of the bar patrons drops his quarter just right, and the old, temperamental jukebox in the back starts to play.

From Los Angeles Times

The depiction of the King, as a rather temperamental figure getting his toothpaste squeezed and laces ironed, also feels like a much younger caricature.

From BBC