capricious
adj/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. By surface analysis, caprice + -ious.
- derived from capriccioso
- borrowed from capricieux
Definitions
Impulsive and unpredictable
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
- I almost died in a capricious winter storm.
- Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously.
- I am heere with thee, and thy Goats, as the moſt capricious Poet honeſt Ouid was among Gothes.
The neighborhood
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