temperamental
/,tɛmprə'mɛntəl/
adjective
13 letters5 syllables19 points in Scrabble®24 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
ADJECTIVE
1
Likely to perform unpredictably.
“a temperamental motor; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't”
“that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute”
2
OTHERSubject to sharply varying moods.
“a temperamental opera singer”
1
Relating to or caused by temperament.
“temperamental indifference to neatness”
“temperamental peculiarities”
WORD FORMS
Related formtemperament
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®19 points
Words With Friends®24 points
Double word38 points
Triple word57 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinemperamentaltay
Starts & ends withT … L
Syllablestem · per · a · men · tal
SYNONYMS & RELATED6
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