Meaning of capricious in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /kəˈpriʃəs/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    capricious

    Definitions

    1. changeable

    Examples

    • « a capricious summer breeze »
    • « freakish weather »

    Synonyms

  2. 2. determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

    Examples

    • « a capricious refusal »
    • « authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious »
    • « the victim of whimsical persecutions »

    Synonyms

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