temperamental
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I’d also feel temperamental if Saturday Night Live made a meal out of jokes about my turkey neck week after week.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
"It's an economic landscape that is completely temperamental," said Anna Barker, co-founder of the firm.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2026
"But young stars are so extremely spotty, active, and temperamental, that the Doppler method is a non-starter."
From Science Daily ● Jan. 31, 2026
At the other end of the temperamental spectrum is Paul Giamatti, whose perpetually furious Nus Braka, space pirate, has a grudge against the Federation and was instrumental in the imprisonment of Caleb’s mother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
That faucet was very temperamental, had been for years, and no amount of pleading with the super had gotten him to come and fix it.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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