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Meanings of
capricious
in anglès
Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason.
impulsive
whimsical
Related terms
arbitrary
Changeable.
freakish
Related terms
unpredictable
Usage of
capricious
in anglès
1
The first was the totally
capricious
nature of the senior officers' leadership.
2
For the pleasure that we take in beautiful nature is essentially
capricious
.
3
Molly was cheerful,
capricious
,
and at war with the world in general.
4
The weather had changed with the usual abruptness of our
capricious
climate.
5
It is a cross-grained,
capricious
heart; you will find its exactions irksome.
6
Such
capricious
and temporary waters cannot be expected to produce many fish.
7
The first is lofty, calm, immovable; the second is uncertain,
capricious
,
unquiet.
8
She was quite young, Ayla realized, and a little unpredictable and
capricious
.
9
She was enchanted by this idea of a
capricious
change of programme.
10
He is very
kind
-
rather
capricious
;
but that is a way with princes.
11
The appetite, too, is
capricious
,
and in many cases almost entirely lost.
12
He impressed her as a creature uncaught, undriven; graceful, but immeasurably
capricious
.
13
The opposites, once more, to thoughtful action are routine and
capricious
behavior.
14
Round the palm-trees the wind played a frantic and
capricious
devil's dance.
15
My dear, I shouldn't call Sara in the least a
capricious
woman.
16
He attacked the king, who fled before him with his
capricious
Egyptian.
Other examples for "capricious"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
capricious
Adjective
Frequent collocations
more capricious
so capricious
very capricious
as capricious
capricious nature
More collocations
Capricious
through the time
Capricious
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common