temperamental Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective relating to or caused by temperament
- temperamental indifference to neatness
- temperamental peculiarities
adjective satellite subject to sharply varying moods
moody.
- a temperamental opera singer
adjective satellite likely to perform unpredictably; sometimes it would start and sometimes it wouldn't"
erratic.
- erratic winds are the bane of a sailor
- a temperamental motor
- that beautiful but temperamental instrument the flute"- Osbert Lancaster