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[ kuh -prish -uh s, -pree -shuh s ] SHOW IPA
/ kəˈprɪʃ əs, -ˈpri ʃəs / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
Obsolete . fanciful or witty.
Origin of capricious First recorded in 1585–95; from French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso capriccioso
SYNONYMS FOR capricious 1 variable, flighty, mercurial.
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ANTONYMS FOR capricious 1 steady, constant, consistent.
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synonym study for capricious 1 . See fickle.
OTHER WORDS FROM capricious ca·pri·cious·ly, adverb ca·pri·cious·ness, noun non·ca·pri·cious, adjective non·ca·pri·cious·ly, adverb
non·ca·pri·cious·ness, noun un·ca·pri·cious, adjective un·ca·pri·cious·ly, adverb un·ca·pri·cious·ness, noun
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Words nearby capricious Capri, capric acid, capriccio, capriccioso, caprice, capricious , Capricorn, Capricornia, Capricornian, Capricornus, caprification
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Example sentences from the Web for capricious The list is as capricious —its bounds known only to its mysterious conceivers—as it is precise.
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Beholden to a base that, like a capricious autocrat, will turn against them at the slightest provocation.
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In the morning grave, dignified and sweet, at noon laughing, capricious , at evening whatever one least expected.
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And it was not, be it remembered, the work of a capricious and cruel despot; it was the tyranny of a solemn legislative assembly.
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The Mediterranean is like a capricious woman; the North Sea is like a violent and capricious man.
A Dream of the North Sea | James Runciman
The old Fleming found, no doubt, both pleasure and profit in lending himself to the capricious pleasures of his royal client.
Maitre Cornelius | Honore de Balzac
But England was then inclined to take its religion from the nod of a capricious tyrant.
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You can not deny that she is heartless and capricious ; you admitted as much the other day.
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British Dictionary definitions for capricious adjective characterized by or liable to sudden unpredictable changes in attitude or behaviour; impulsive; fickle
Derived forms of capricious capriciously , adverb capriciousness , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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