Associations to the word «Capricious»

Wiktionary

CAPRICIOUS, adjective. Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim

Dictionary definition

CAPRICIOUS, adjective. Changeable; "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather".
CAPRICIOUS, adjective. Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason; "a capricious refusal"; "authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"; "the victim of whimsical persecutions".

Wise words

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