temperamentally
C1
adv
Freq #136994
Meanings
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1
adv
by temperament
temperamentally suited to each other
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2
adv
In a temperamental manner.
The car engine coughed temperamentally before roaring into life.
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3
adv
By one's temperament.
The first [phase] calls for leaders impatient with the past, and temperamentally disposed to an irreverent break with tradition. They must be agitators who can fan the flames of discontent and gather forces with the strength to tear down the old.
Etymology
From temperamental + -ly.