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fickle-minded

American  
[fik-uhl-mahyn-did] / ˈfɪk əlˈmaɪn dɪd /

adjective

  1. (of a person) prone to casual change; inconstant.


Etymology

Origin of fickle-minded

First recorded in 1590–1600

Example Sentences

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A recent shift of channel by the fickle-minded Mica Creek had undermined almost to the door of this snug little home, and Andy reckoned it would go down river on the next spring rise.

From Down the Columbia by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)

But the fickle-minded maiden vowed again to wed To young Warren who lived in that place; It was a fatal blow that caused his overthrow And added to her shame and disgrace.

From Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by Various

Loke is fair and beautiful of face, but evil in disposition, and very fickle-minded.

From The Younger Edda Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda by Anderson, Rasmus Björn

I cannot think you fickle-minded, For you were always very kind to me; Fate's thunderclap by which my eyes are blinded Rewards my old, forgotten sins, I see.

From Translations of Shakuntala and Other Works by Kalidasa

He was an outlaw, hunted and despised, depending for his life on the caprice of a fickle-minded woman.

From The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny by Tracy, Louis