temperamentally

C1 Topic:Describing People
US /ˌtɛmprəˈmɛntəli/
adv Freq #136994

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    By one's natural character or disposition.

    He was temperamentally unsuited to a job that required so much patience.

  2. 2
    adv

    In a moody or unpredictable way.

    The engine coughed temperamentally before finally starting.

Etymology

From temperamental + -ly.

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