Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
bad-tempered ;temperamental ;moody
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
From temper + -some.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word tempersome.
Examples
-
Here plainly was a person of moods, changeable and tempersome.
The Life of the Party James M. Preston 1910
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.