capricious

  • 21capricious — [kə prɪʃəs] adjective given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour. Derivatives capriciously adverb capriciousness noun Origin C17: from Fr. capricieux, from Ital. capriccioso …

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  • 22capricious — a. Whimsical, fanciful, fantastical, crotchety, humorsome, wayward, odd, queer, fitful, freakish, changeable, uncertain, fickle, variable …

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  • 23capricious — adj whimsical, fanciful, impulsive, moody, crotchety; fickle, skittish, inconstant, moon ish, changeable, changeful, variable, faddish; flighty, mercurial, volatile, undependable, unsteady, unstable; fitful, erratic, irregular, spasmodic, uneven; …

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  • 24capricious — ca·pri·cious …

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  • 25capricious — adjective Syn: fickle, volatile, unpredictable, temperamental, erratic, wayward, whimsical, flighty, faddish Ant: consistent …

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  • 26capricious — UK [kəˈprɪʃəs] / US adjective suddenly and unexpectedly changing your opinion or behaviour without any good reason Derived word: capriciously adverb …

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  • 27capricious — [kəˈprɪʃəs] adj suddenly and unexpectedly changing your opinion or behaviour for no reason …

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  • 28capricious — ca•pri•cious [[t]kəˈprɪʃ əs, ˈpri ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic; mercurial 2) Obs. fanciful or witty • Etymology: 1585–95; < It capriccioso; see capriccio, ous ca•pri′cious•ly, adv.… …

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  • 29capricious — /kəˈprɪʃəs/ (say kuh prishuhs), / ˈpriʃəs/ (say preeshuhs) adjective 1. subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim. 2. Obsolete fanciful or witty. {Italian capriccioso} –capriciously, adverb –capriciousness, noun …

  • 30capricious — Changeable in purpose or view; freakish; whimsical. United States v Carmack, 329 US 245, 91 L Ed 209, 67 S Ct 252 …

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