temperamental

adj
/ˌtɛmp(ə)ɹəˈmɛntl̩/

Etymology

From temperament + -al.

  1. derived from temperāmentum
  2. derived from tempérament
  3. inherited from temperament
  4. suffixed as temperamental — “temperament + al

Definitions

  1. Of, related to, or caused by temperament.

  2. Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states

    Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious.

  3. 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

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.

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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.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA