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capricious

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ca⋅pri⋅cious

  [kuh-prish-uhs, -pree-shuhs]
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–adjective
1. subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
2. Obsolete. fanciful or witty.
Origin:
1585–95; < It capriccioso capriccioso

Related forms:
ca⋅pri⋅cious⋅ly, adverb
ca⋅pri⋅cious⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. variable, flighty, mercurial. See fickle.

Antonyms:
1. steady, constant, consistent.
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ca·pri·cious   (kə-prĭsh'əs, -prē'shəs)   
adj.  Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. See Synonyms at arbitrary.
ca·pri'cious·ly adv., ca·pri'cious·ness n.
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Main Entry: ca·pri·cious
Pronunciation: k&-'pri-sh&s, -'prE-
Function: adjective
1 : governed or characterized by impulse or whim: as a : lacking a rational basis b : likely to change suddenly
2 : not supported by the weight of evidence or established rules of law —often used in the phrase arbitrary and capricious —ca·pri·cious·ly adverb —ca·pri·cious·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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