capricious

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capricious

  • /kəˈpɹɪʃəs/
  • /kəˈpɹiʃəs/

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Borrowed from Middle French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. By surface analysis, caprice + -ious.

adjective more capricious · most capricious

  1. Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim. I almost died in a capricious winter storm.

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