Meaning of temperish | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Peevish; cross.
2. Having a bad-tempered disposition; moody or volatile.

Examples

“If our reaction is temperish, Great Britain gets it five minutes after she sends her message.”

“The day Barry left, Pugin made a temperish comment in his diary: 'The present condition of the architecture is deplorable. Truth reduced to the position of an interesting but rare and curious relic.'”

“As a general rule he had five simple emotion gears: he was either hungry, sleepy, curious, frightened, or temperish .”

“It is discerned that a child is temperish, or so inclined; the intention, of course, is to avert the current of this coming tide.”

“His whole person was noticeable, too – the wide, ridgy shoulders, tumbling fair hair and queer, light eyes, temperish, pouted mouth and heavy jaw.”

“Emilia Trask had money but she had a temperish look.”

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