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Temperamental
temperamental
1. If you say that someone is temperamental, you are criticizing them for not being calm or quiet by nature, but having moods that change often and suddenly. He is very temperamental and critical. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval 2. If you describe something such as a machine or car as temperamental, you mean that it often does not work properly. I first started cruising in yachts with temperamental petrol engines... ADJ
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adjective Date: 1646 1. of, relating to, or arising from temperament ; constitutional ~ peculiarities 2. a. marked by excessive sensitivity and impulsive mood changes a ~ child b. unpredictable in behavior or performance a ~ computer • ~ly adverb ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 of or having temperament. 2 a (of a person) liable to erratic or moody behaviour. b (of a thing, e.g. a machine) working unpredictably; unreliable. Derivatives temperamentally adv. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. коренящийся в характере, органический he has a temperamental dislike for such work —- он органически не выносит такой работы 2. темпераментный, страстный, бурный 3. неуровновешенный, импульсивный 4. плохо, с перебоями работающий, капризный (о машине, устройстве и т. п.) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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~ adj 1 likely to suddenly become upset, excited, or angry (It's difficult to work for someone who's so temperamental.) 2 a machine, system etc that is temperamental does not always work properly 3 related to the emotional part of someone's character (serious temperamental differences between the couple) - temperamentally adv ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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