capricious
pronunciation
How to pronounce capricious in British English:
UK [kəˈprɪʃəs]
How to pronounce capricious in American English:
US [kəˈprɪʃəs]
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- Adjective:
- changeable
- determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Word Origin
- capricious (adj.)
- 1590s, from French capricieux "whimsical" (16c.), from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio (see caprice). Related: Capriciously; capriciousness.
Example
- 1. Investors complain that china 's system is capricious , for instance .
- 2. Beneath the japanese archipelago lies a mythical catfish , brutish and capricious .
- 3. Sometimes be capricious but not sharp .
- 4. State-capitalist governments can be capricious , with scant regard for minority shareholders .
- 5. That softened complaint about poor schools , infrastructure , capricious courts and a lack of affordable housing .