temperamental
Example Sentences
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Nonetheless, today they rank as one of Egypt’s most important—if temperamental—food crops.
As Frank Costanza, the temperamental father of Jason Alexander’s George Costanza, Stiller’s boisterous personality and comic timing stole scenes and scored the actor an Emmy nomination, 40 years into his career.
From Salon
One lift has been out of order for a week and the other is "temperamental", residents said.
From BBC
Also, while I’m usually a brown butter devotee, it’s too temperamental here.
From Salon
"We have two cats and one of them is a bit temperamental with me, like one minute she's all right, next minute she absolutely hates me," he told police.
From BBC
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