capricious

adj
/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from capriccioso
  2. borrowed from capricieux

Definitions

  1. 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.

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