temperamental
adjEtymology
From temperament + -al.
- derived from temperāmentum
- derived from tempérament
- inherited from temperament
Definitions
Of, related to, or caused by temperament.
Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states
Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious.
User-unfriendly, unstable, that is complicated or has poorly written instructions and is…
User-unfriendly, unstable, that is complicated or has poorly written instructions and is subsequently difficult to operate; unpredictable and erratic.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at temperamental. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at temperamental. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
6 hops · closes at temperamental
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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