temperamentally

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US /ˌtɛmprəˈmɛntəli/
adv Freq #136994

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    by temperament

    temperamentally suited to each other

  2. 2
    adv

    In a temperamental manner.

    The car engine coughed temperamentally before roaring into life.

  3. 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.

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