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Meanings of fickle in English

Liable to sudden unpredictable change.

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Marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments.

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Examples for "volatile"
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However, markets remain volatile and consumer sentiment is fragile, the company said.
The Irish Times
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However, despite such optimism, next year is still likely to prove volatile.
Reuters
3
Ms Gatyoni said to stop situations becoming volatile, earlier intervention was needed.
Radio NZ
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The Philippine currency and stock market have experienced a volatile time recently.
BBC
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He said the wide range reflected economic uncertainty and volatile consumer demand.
The Guardian
Usage of fickle in English
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However, history has told us form can be fickle in Twenty20 cricket.
News.com.au
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And it neatly encapsulates the fickle, nay treacherous, course of political fashion.
The Irish Times
3
That being said, energy markets are fickle beasts and are sometimes unpredictable.
The Guardian
4
Of course inches mean a lot in the fickle game of golf.
The Irish Times
5
But Egyptians have proven themselves fickle in their support for public figures.
The Guardian
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After the second breakup, Ellie had decided that men were just fickle.
The mighty quinns: liam
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He inhales and 5 fingers on one hand form a fickle fist.
Shatter Me
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At Paris the fickle multitude soon forgot the son of the Emperor.
The Happy Days of the Empress Marie Louise
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Public opinion in the mines a cruel but fortunately a fickle thing.
The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52
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This is definitely advisable if you have a fickle home wireless connection.
Wired
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It really is only a matter of Merlinus' rather famously fickle loyalties.
James Potter and the Curse of the Gatekeeper
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He used to say, 'A man with fickle innards is never pleased.'
Brotherhood of the Wolf
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The oriole in her nest-building seems more fickle than most other birds.
The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers
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Thus led, the fickle crowd started to the aid of the firemen.
The Young Engineers in Arizona; or, Laying Tracks on the Man-kil...
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Both decisions showed the folly of trying to chase fickle public moods.
The Irish Times
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The fickle, demanding and boot-stealing hike along the edge of North America.
BBC
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Ireland
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United Kingdom
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United States of America
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