temperamental
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- moody, capricious, emotional, excitable, highly strung, hypersensitive, irritable, sensitive, touchy, volatile
- unreliable, erratic, inconsistent, inconstant, unpredictable

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Antonyms: steady

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

tem‧pe‧ra‧men‧tal /ˌtempərəˈmentl◂/ adjective

1. likely to suddenly become upset, excited, or angry – used to show disapproval:
Preston is particularly good at handling temperamental people.

2. a machine, system etc that is temperamental does not always work properly:
Sorry if the heater’s a bit temperamental.

3. relating to the emotional part of someone’s character:
serious temperamental differences between the couple
—temperamentally adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

temperamental
adj.
VERBS be, seem | become, get
ADV. highly, very Actors have the reputation of being highly temperamental.
a bit, quite

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲