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temperament

[tem-per-uh-muhnt, -pruh-muhnt, -per-muhnt] / ˈtɛm pər ə mənt, -prə mənt, -pər mənt /


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Cricket Australia's own website said the 27-year-old "got under Australia's skin" and described him as an "Aussie agitator", while South Africa coach Shukri Conrad admitted Breetzke's temperament was a factor in his inclusion.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

But European bison have "a much more difficult and slightly more aggressive temperament".

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

Tennis great John McEnroe is hardly known for his mellow temperament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Mr. Gates is late to the ranks of the warners, whom some have labeled doomers to reduce their warnings to a matter of temperament.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Evidence Against Him or Suspicious Circumstances: None, except that weapon used might be said to suit his temperament.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

Without sense, it could be a myopic rumination on climate change mixed with a treacly buddy comedy, where two opposing temperaments clash into a discordant, aggravating mess.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2026

A key to Mr. Barnes’s books is that in style as well as form he is a hybridizer, able to combine seemingly contrary temperaments into a single writing voice.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

"They all had quite different temperaments for different points in the film," she noted.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025

For a good while, the breezy chuckles in “Sacramento” stem from the eccentric clash of priorities and temperaments of a certain kind of limbo male whose sociability skills have soured.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 11, 2025

He copied the model of a Erewar German zeppelin, which lifted off by means of a ot-air system and could accommodate one or more passengers endowed with adventurous temperaments.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende


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