capricious
Use Capricious in a sentence
əs, -ˈpri adjective
1.
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.
2.
Obsolete. fanciful or witty.
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capricious (kəˈprɪʃəs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| characterized by or liable to sudden unpredictable changes in attitude or behaviour; impulsive; fickle | |
| ca'priciously | |
| —adv | |
| ca'priciousness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
capricious
1594, from Fr. capricieux (16c.), from It. capriccioso, from capriccio (see capriccio). Capriciously is recorded from 1746; capriciousness from 1617.
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Example sentences
But in this changed behavior of the people there is nothing capricious or inconsistent.
But he is capricious and he fails to see how he comes across to the electorate.
Interesting stories often lie encoded in names that seem either capricious or misconstrued.
If you want to talk about who is being more greedy, capricious, and needlesly confrontational- it would be the producers.
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