capricious
adjective /kəˈprɪʃ.əs/ literaryDefinition
› changing mood or behaviour suddenly and unexpectedly: a capricious child He was a cruel and capricious tyrant.Changing frequentlyChanging capriciously /-li/ adverb Changing frequentlyChanging capriciousness /-nəs/ noun [U] Changing frequentlyChanging
(Definition of capricious adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- butterfly noun (PERSON)
- changeable adjective
- elasticity noun
- fickle adjective
- flighty adjective
- fluidity noun (CHANGE)
- inconsistent adjective (CHANGING)
- inconstant adjective
- inflammable adjective (VIOLENCE)
- mercurial adjective
- patchy adjective
- protean adjective
- shifting adjective
- turbulent adjective (SITUATION/TIME)
- unpredictable adjective
- variable adjective
- yo-yo adjective
- zigzag verb (CHANGE)
Topic:
Changing frequently
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