capricious
subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react.
Obsolete. fanciful or witty.
Origin of capricious
1synonym study For capricious
Other words for capricious
Opposites for capricious
Other words from capricious
- ca·pri·cious·ly, adverb
- ca·pri·cious·ness, noun
- non·ca·pri·cious, adjective
- non·ca·pri·cious·ly, adverb
- un·ca·pri·cious, adjective
- un·ca·pri·cious·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use capricious in a sentence
And largely unknown groups must never be capriciously favored, however much they might look like the enemy's enemy.
It's the one thing life has capriciously refused me, perhaps because I never desired it intensely enough.
The Road to Damascus | August StrindbergI might call it a stylish piece; take the Prelude as capriciously as you like; put all the effect you can into it.
Piano Mastery | Harriette BrowerThe channel winds through these savanna borders capriciously.
Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 | Henry Rowe SchoolcraftBut God capriciously decided he had other plans for her—insomuch as decreeing she was not to be let go then.
I, Mary MacLane | Mary MacLane
Except when she was capriciously seized with a fit of what she thought firmness, clamour or flattery were all-prevailing with her.
Discipline | Mary Brunton
British Dictionary definitions for capricious
/ (kəˈprɪʃəs) /
characterized by or liable to sudden unpredictable changes in attitude or behaviour; impulsive; fickle
Derived forms of capricious
- capriciously, adverb
- capriciousness, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse