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capricious
CEFRC1
/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/
adjective
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In plain English
- 01
adjective
Changing mood or behavior suddenly and unpredictably.
- 02
adjective
Extra detailImpulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
Examples
Everyone is entitled to be capricious now and then.
The formation and movement of hurricanes are capricious, even with our present-day technology.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 2
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 2
- Synonyms
- 5
Deep Dive
More examples
In contextI 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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Origin
adjective
Borrowed from Middle French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. By surface analysis, caprice + -ious.