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capricious - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'capricious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Capricious [ a.]
- Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable.

Meaning of 'capricious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . capricious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Example in sentence:
  • a capricious refusal;
  • authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious;
  • the victim of whimsical persecutions
Meaning (2):
- changeable
Example in sentence:
  • a capricious summer breeze;
  • freakish weather

Nearby Words:

cap capabilities capability capable capableness capacified capacify capaciosly capacious capaciousness

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