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Quick or likely to change consistently

(of a person) Liable to unreasonable changes of mood

Relating to a person's temperament

Responding readily to something new or stimulating, especially temperamentally

Irritable and quick to take offense at petty things

Involving, or given to, open or heavy displays of emotion

Showing or feeling strong dislike or disrespect

Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment

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Quick or likely to change consistently

flaky^UK

flakey^US

full of ups and downs

on again and off again

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“It is worth considering paying your suppliers in their local currency to ease the temperamental fluctuations with exchange rates.”

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(of a person) Liable to unreasonable changes of mood

“The negative impact of a temperamental boss can be balanced out by having a good working relationship with colleagues.”

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Relating to a person's temperament

“Any mother of more than one child can see temperamental differences in her offspring almost from the moment of birth.”

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Responding readily to something new or stimulating, especially temperamentally

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Irritable and quick to take offense at petty things

ill-humored^US

like a bear with a sore head

as cross as two sticks

cavilling^UK

caviling^US

having got out of bed the wrong side

fault-finding

having got out of bed on the wrong side

humourless^UK

humorless^US

apt to fly off the handle

got up on wrong side of bed

quick to take offence

black

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Involving, or given to, open or heavy displays of emotion

knock-down-and-drag-out

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Showing or feeling strong dislike or disrespect

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

libellous^UK

libelous^US

too big for your boots

unfavorable^US

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

dishonoring^US

too big for your breeches

honourable^UK

honorable^US

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

libeling^US

libelling^UK

throwing one's weight around

pleased with yourself

too big for your britches

think too highly of oneself

think a lot of oneself

self-approving

intrusive

goody-goody

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

offensively self-assertive

blowing one's own horn

wrapped up in oneself

throwing one's weight about

phony^US

phoney^UK

throwing weight around

jaunty

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

think one is the cat's pyjamas

smart-assed^US

not backwards in coming forwards

smart-arsed^UK

blowing one's own trumpet

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

flushed with success

like the cat that's got the cream

of preconceived ideas

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Requiring great skill or finesse in handling or treatment

enough to try the patience of a saint

enough to drive you up the wall

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