ex·per·i·men·tal

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• tem´per|a|men´tal|ly — tem|per|a|men|tal «TEHM puhr uh MEHN tuhl, pruh », adjective. 1. subject to moods and whims; easily irritated; sensitive. 2. showing a strongly marked individual temperament. 3. due to temperament; constitutional: »Cats have a temperamental… …   Useful english dictionary

• tem|per|a|men|tal — «TEHM puhr uh MEHN tuhl, pruh », adjective. 1. subject to moods and whims; easily irritated; sensitive. 2. showing a strongly marked individual temperament. 3. due to temperament; constitutional: »Cats have a temperamental dislike for water.… …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|per|i|men|tal|ly — «ehk SPEHR uh MEHN tuh lee», adverb. 1. by making experiments. 2. as an experiment …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|per|i|men|tal — «ehk SPEHR uh MEHN tuhl», adjective. 1. based on experiments: »Chemistry is an experimental science. 2. used for experiments: »A new variety of wheat was developed at the experimental farm. 3. for testing or trying out: »a young bird s… …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|per|i|men|tal|ism — «ehk SPEHR uh MEHN tuh lihz uhm», noun. the doctrine or practice, especially in the fine arts, of experimenting freely with new techniques, forms, media, or the like: »His literary experimentalism, his frank use of the stream of consciousness… …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|per|i|men|tal|ist — «ehk SPEHR uh MEHN tuh lihst», noun. a person who makes experiments: »Abstract examples of statement of form for its own sake without further “meaning” in a literary or representational sense are shown by such fertile experimentalists as Boris… …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|per|i|men|tal|ize — «ehk SPEHR uh MEHN tuh lyz», intransitive verb, ized, iz|ing. = experiment. (Cf. ↑experiment) …   Useful english dictionary

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