tantrumy
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, or relating to a tantrum; displaying childish behavior or experiencing an episode of bad temper.
Example Sentences
- "She was always particularly “tantrumy,” as Max called it, after them, appearing low-spirited and unhappy."
- "The heroine is always rude and “tantrumy,” and the misunderstandings between the principal characters are nearly always the result of bad temper, if not actual brutality, on the part of the girl[…]."
- "“I don’t like tantrumy children,” said the Comtesse, and looked at Alex as if given half a chance, she would smack her too. “He’s only tantrumy because he’s unhappy.[…]”"
- "Did she hold eye contact because she deals with tantrumy children and agitated parents that way every day?"
Etymology
From tantrum + -y.
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
more tantrumy (comparative)
most tantrumy (superlative)