tempersome

adj
/ˈtɛmpəsəm/UK/ˈtɛmpɚsəm/US

Etymology

From temper + -some.

  1. derived from temperō — “(transitive) to divide or proportion duly, to moderate, to regulate; (intransitive) to be moderate, temperate
  2. inherited from ġetemprian
  3. inherited from temperen
  4. suffixed as tempersome — “temper + some

Definitions

  1. Characterised or marked by a temper

    Characterised or marked by a temper; bad-tempered; temperamental; hotheaded; moody.

    • And now that it is so tempersome and cold you are always going out into the nastiness and getting wet or frozen every day.
    • Virginia did not recover until early September, when she wrote that she was still cross and “tempersome”.

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