capricious | ||
1. | [ adjective ] changeable | |
Synonyms: | freakish | |
Examples: | "a capricious summer breeze" "freakish weather" |
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Related terms: | unpredictable | |
2. | [ adjective ] determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason | |
Synonyms: | whimsical impulsive | |
Examples: | "a capricious refusal" "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious" "the victim of whimsical persecutions" |
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Related terms: | arbitrary | |
Similar spelling: |
capriciously capriccio Capricornus Capricornis caprice capric_acid Capricorn |