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ca·pri·cious
(kə-prĭsh′əs, -prē′shəs)adj.
Characterized by, arising from, or subject to caprice; impulsive or unpredictable: capricious decisions; capricious weather.
ca·pri′cious·ly adv.
ca·pri′cious·ness n.
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capricious
(kəˈprɪʃəs)adj
characterized by or liable to sudden unpredictable changes in attitude or behaviour; impulsive; fickle
caˈpriciously adv
caˈpriciousness n
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ca•pri•cious
(kəˈprɪʃ əs, -ˈpri ʃəs)adj.
1. subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic; mercurial.
2. Obs. fanciful or witty.
ca•pri′cious•ly, adv.
ca•pri′cious•ness, n.
syn: See fickle.
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Adj. | 1. | capricious - changeable; "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather" 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" 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" |
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capricious
adjective unpredictable, variable, unstable, inconsistent, erratic, quirky, fickle, impulsive, mercurial, freakish, fitful, inconstant His wife's capricious mood swings were beginning to get him down.
firm, determined, stable, constant, consistent, decisive, resolute, steadfast, unwavering, immovable, unchangeable
firm, determined, stable, constant, consistent, decisive, resolute, steadfast, unwavering, immovable, unchangeable
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capricious
adjective2. Following no predictable pattern:
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Translations
هَوائِيٌّ، مُتَقَلِّبٌ، ذو نَزَوات
náladovározmarná
impulsivlunefuld
duttlungafullur
kaprislimaymun iştahlı
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capricious
[kəˈprɪʃəs] adj → capriccioso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
caprice
(kəˈpriːs) noun1. an especially unreasonable sudden change of mind etc; a whim. I'm tired of the old man and his caprices.
2. a fanciful and lively piece of music etc.
capricious (kəˈpriʃəs) adjective changeable. She may change her mind – she's very capricious.
caˈpriciously adverbcaˈpriciousness noun
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