temperamental

Etymology

temperament + -al

adj

  1. (not comparable) Of, related to, or caused by temperament.
  2. Subject to changing and unpredictable emotional states; moody, capricious.
  3. (of a machine or of software, figurative) User-unfriendly, unstable, that is complicated or has poorly written instructions and is subsequently difficult to operate.

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