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Definition: Temperamentally |
TemperamentallyAdverb1. By temperament; "temperamentally suited to each other". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "temperamentally" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1902. (references) |
Crosswords: Temperamentally |
| English words defined with "temperamentally": disagreeable ♦ reticent ♦ unsympathetic, untalkative. (references) |
| "Temperamentally" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Temperamentally" is used about 40 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 40 | 54,274 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "temperamentally"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | temperamentvoll (bubbly, full of spirits, lively, nippy, spirited, spiritedly, sultry, temperamental, vivacious), veranlagungsmäßig, launisch (capricious, changeable, fickle, freakish, mood, moodily, Moody, perverse, pettish, pettishly, petulant, sulkily, temperamental, vagarious, wayward), launenhaft (capricious, capriciously, changeable, cranky, Moody, temperamental, uncertain, whimsical), angeboren (congenital, congenitally, congentital, connate, inborn, inbred, inbuilt, inherent, inherently, innate, native, untaught). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | emperamentallytay temperamental (temperamental). (various references) темпераментный (temperamental). (various references) temperamentalmente. (various references) av naturen (naturally). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "temperamentally" (pronounced te'mprume"ntulē, te'mperme"ntulē, te'mprume"nulē , or te'mperme"nulē) |
| 9 | -r u m e" n t u l ē | experimentally, incrementally. |
| 8 | -u m e" n t u l ē | fundamentally, monumentally. |
| 7 | -m e" n t u l ē | developmentally, environmentally, mentally. |
| 6 | -e" n t u l ē | accidentally, coincidentally, continentally, incidentally. |
| 5 | -n t u l ē | governmentally, horizontally, jauntily, scantily. |
| 4 | -t u l ē | anecdotally, brutally, digitally, fatally, hastily, haughtily, heartily, mightily, mortally, nattily, subtly, testily, totally, vitally, wittily. |
| 3 | -u l ē | abnormally, abysmally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clinically, clumsily, comically, commercially, conceptually, conditionally, confidentially, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, diagonally, diametrically, dismally, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, electrically, electronically, emotionally, empirically, equally, essentially, eternally, ethically, eventually, exceptionally, exponentially, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, federally, finally, financially, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frantically, frightfully, frugally, functionally, gainfully, generally, generationally, geographically, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, individually, industrially, informally, initially, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, intrinsically, involuntarily, irrationally, journalistically, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, medicinally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, militarily, mineralogically, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, morally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nationally, naturally, necessarily, noisily, nominally, normally, novelly, nutritionally, occasionally, officially, oligopoly, operationally, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, parenthetically, partially, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, potentially, pragmatically, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provincially, provisionally, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, rationally, readily, regally, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scientifically, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, serenely, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, substantially, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully. |
| 7 | -m e" n t u l ē | developmentally, environmentally, experimentally, fundamentally, incrementally, mentally, monumentally. |
| 6 | -e" n t u l ē | accidentally, coincidentally, continentally, incidentally. |
| 5 | -n t u l ē | governmentally, horizontally, jauntily, scantily. |
| 4 | -t u l ē | anecdotally, brutally, digitally, fatally, hastily, haughtily, heartily, mightily, mortally, nattily, subtly, testily, totally, vitally, wittily. |
| 3 | -u l ē | abnormally, abysmally, actually, additionally, agriculturally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clinically, clumsily, comically, commercially, conceptually, conditionally, confidentially, congressionally, conspiratorially, constitutionally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, conventionally, cordially, crazily, criminally, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, diagonally, diametrically, dismally, diurnally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, educationally, eerily, electrically, electronically, emotionally, empirically, equally, essentially, eternally, ethically, eventually, exceptionally, exponentially, externally, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, federally, finally, financially, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, fractionally, frantically, frightfully, frugally, functionally, gainfully, generally, generationally, geographically, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, gravitationally, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, individually, industrially, informally, initially, institutionally, intellectually, intentionally, internally, internationally, intrinsically, involuntarily, irrationally, journalistically, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, marginally, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, medicinally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, militarily, mineralogically, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, morally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nationally, naturally, necessarily, noisily, nominally, normally, novelly, nutritionally, occasionally, officially, oligopoly, operationally, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, originally, painfully, parenthetically, partially, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, personally, phenomenally, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, potentially, pragmatically, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, professionally, proportionally, provincially, provisionally, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, rationally, readily, regally, regionally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scientifically, seasonally, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, serenely, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, subliminally, substantially, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temporally, temporarily, terminally, territorially, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, traditionally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, unintentionally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully. |
| 4 | -n u l ē | additionally, conditionally, congressionally, constitutionally, conventionally, criminally, diagonally, diurnally, educationally, emotionally, eternally, exceptionally, externally, finally, fractionally, functionally, generationally, gravitationally, institutionally, intentionally, internally, internationally, irrationally, marginally, medicinally, nationally, nominally, nutritionally, occasionally, operationally, originally, personally, phenomenally, professionally, proportionally, provisionally, rationally, regionally, seasonally, serenely, subliminally, terminally, traditionally, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, unintentionally. |
| 3 | -u l ē | abnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clinically, clumsily, coincidentally, comically, commercially, conceptually, confidentially, conspiratorially, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, cordially, crazily, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, developmentally, diametrically, digitally, dismally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, eerily, electrically, electronically, empirically, environmentally, equally, essentially, ethically, eventually, experimentally, exponentially, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, fatally, federally, financially, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, frantically, frightfully, frugally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, geographically, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, intellectually, intrinsically, involuntarily, jauntily, journalistically, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, mentally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, mightily, militarily, mineralogically, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, normally, novelly, officially, oligopoly, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, painfully, parenthetically, partially, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, potentially, pragmatically, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, provincially, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, readily, regally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scantily, scientifically, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temporally, temporarily, territorially, testily, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, totally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully. |
| 4 | -n u l ē | additionally, conditionally, congressionally, constitutionally, conventionally, criminally, diagonally, diurnally, educationally, emotionally, eternally, exceptionally, externally, finally, fractionally, functionally, generationally, gravitationally, institutionally, intentionally, internally, internationally, irrationally, marginally, medicinally, nationally, nominally, nutritionally, occasionally, operationally, originally, personally, phenomenally, professionally, proportionally, provisionally, rationally, regionally, seasonally, serenely, subliminally, terminally, traditionally, uncannily, unconditionally, unconstitutionally, unintentionally. |
| 3 | -u l ē | abnormally, abysmally, accidentally, actually, agriculturally, anecdotally, anencephaly, angrily, annually, anomaly, arbitrarily, architecturally, artfully, artificially, beneficially, bilaterally, blissfully, bodily, botanically, broccoli, brutally, busily, carefully, casually, centrally, cerebrally, cheerfully, chronically, Cicely, circumstantially, civilly, clinically, clumsily, coincidentally, comically, commercially, conceptually, confidentially, conspiratorially, continentally, continually, contractually, contradictorily, cordially, crazily, critically, culturally, customarily, cynically, delightfully, developmentally, diametrically, digitally, dismally, dorsally, dreadfully, dutifully, easily, editorially, eerily, electrically, electronically, empirically, environmentally, equally, essentially, ethically, eventually, experimentally, exponentially, extraordinarily, facsimile, factually, faithfully, family, fanatically, fatally, federally, financially, fiscally, fitfully, florally, forcefully, formally, frantically, frightfully, frugally, fundamentally, gainfully, generally, geographically, giggly, gleefully, globally, gloomily, governmentally, gracefully, gradually, gratefully, gravelly, greedily, habitually, handily, happily, hastily, haughtily, heartily, heavily, helpfully, hermetically, historically, homily, hopefully, horizontally, hungrily, icily, illegally, impartially, incidentally, incrementally, individually, industrially, informally, initially, intellectually, intrinsically, involuntarily, jauntily, journalistically, joyfully, judicially, lawfully, lazily, legally, liberally, literally, locally, loyally, luckily, magically, magnetically, majestically, manfully, manually, masterfully, materially, mathematically, meaningfully, mentally, mercifully, merrily, methodically, metrically, mightily, militarily, mineralogically, minimally, momentarily, monetarily, monopoly, monumentally, morally, mortally, multifamily, multilaterally, municipally, mutually, nasally, nattily, naturally, necessarily, noisily, normally, novelly, officially, oligopoly, optimistically, orally, orchestrally, ordinarily, painfully, parenthetically, partially, pathetically, peacefully, perennially, periodically, peripherally, perpetually, philosophically, physically, pitifully, playfully, politically, potentially, pragmatically, preferentially, preliminarily, presidentially, primarily, procedurally, provincially, purposefully, quintessentially, racially, radially, readily, regally, regretfully, respectfully, rightfully, ritualistically, romantically, royally, ruefully, sardonically, satisfactorily, scantily, scientifically, secondarily, semiannually, sequentially, severally, sexually, skeptically, skillfully, sleepily, sloppily, socially, specially, speedily, spiritually, statistically, statutorily, steadily, steamily, structurally, subfamily, substantially, subtly, successfully, summarily, supremely, surgically, symbolically, sympathetically, tactfully, tactically, tangentially, tastefully, tearfully, technically, technologically, temporally, temporarily, territorially, testily, thankfully, theatrically, theoretically, therapeutically, thoughtfully, totally, Tripoli, truthfully, uncritically, uneasily, unequivocally, unhappily, unilaterally, universally, unlawfully, unnaturally, unnecessarily, unofficially, unsuccessfully, unusually, usefully, usually, virtually, viscerally, visually, vitally, vocally, voluntarily, warily, wearily, wiggly, wilfully, willfully, wishfully, wistfully, wittily, wobbly, woefully, wonderfully, wrongfully. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-e-l-l-m-m-n-p-r-t-t-y" | |
-2 letters: temperamental. | |
-4 letters: alternately, temperament, temperately. | |
-5 letters: elementary, malapertly, maternally, parentally, paternally, pentameter, prenatally, terneplate. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)54 65 6D 70 65 72 61 6D 65 6E 74 61 6C 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)- . -- .--. . .-. .- -- . -. - .- .-.. .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010100 01100101 01101101 01110000 01100101 01110010 01100001 01101101 01100101 01101110 01110100 01100001 01101100 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)T e m p e r a m e n t a l l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0054 0065 006D 0070 0065 0072 0061 006D 0065 006E 0074 0061 006C 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)547179827184677971808667787891 |
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