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capricious

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ca·pri·cious  (k-prshs, -prshs)
adj.
Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. See Synonyms at arbitrary.
ca·pricious·ly adv.
ca·pricious·ness n.
capricious
Adjective
having a tendency to sudden unpredictable changes of attitude or behaviour
capriciously adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.capricious - changeable; "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather"
freakish
unpredictable - not capable of being foretold
2.capricious - determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions"
whimsical, impulsive
arbitrary - based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice; "an arbitrary decision"; "the arbitrary rule of a dictator"; "an arbitrary penalty"; "of arbitrary size and shape"; "an arbitrary choice"; "arbitrary division of the group into halves"
capricious
adjective unpredictable, variable, unstable, inconsistent, erratic, quirky, fickle, impulsive, mercurial, freakish, fitful, inconstant << OPPOSITE consistent
Translations
capricious [kəˈprɪʃəs] adj → caprichoso
capricious [kəˈprɪʃəs] adj → capricieux/euse, fantasque
capricious [kəˈprɪʃəs] adj → launisch
capricious [kəˈprɪʃəs] adj → capriccioso/a


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For machinery it is, doing its work in perfect silence and with a motionless grace, that seems to hide a capricious and not always governable power, taking nothing away from the material stores of the earth.
The Mirror of the Sea by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Tho' certainly nothing could to any reasonable Being, have appeared more satisfactory, than so gratefull a reply to her invitation, yet I know not how it was, but she was certainly capricious enough to be displeased with our behaviour and in a few weeks after, either to revenge our Conduct, or releive her own solitude, married a young and illiterate Fortune- hunter.
Love and Friendship by Austen, Jane View in context
With the highest admiration for Poe's genius, and a willingness to let it alone for more than ordinary irregularity, we were led by common report to expect a very capricious attention to his duties, and occasionally a scene of violence and difficulty.
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