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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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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

Then we quietly continued along the ridge of a high bluff until we came to an outstretched point, where beneath us lay the Snake Valley with its fickle-minded river winding through.

From A Woman Tenderfoot by Seton-Thompson, Grace Gallatin

He says he was always a fickle-minded fellow, one fancy driving another out of his mind.

From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)

I didn't want to bother my husband about it," she said to Dorothy, "for he thinks I'm so fickle-minded; but truly, it isn't that.

From The Dorrance Domain by Wells, Carolyn

The man that says Dr. Whitman is fickle-minded, knows nothing of his character and less of his moral worth.

From A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by Gray, William Henry