capricious 音标拼音: [kəpr'ɪʃəs]
a . 反复无常的,善变的,任性的
反复无常的,善变的,任性的
capricious adj 1 :
changeable ; "
a capricious summer breeze "; "
freakish weather " [
synonym : {
capricious }, {
freakish }]
2 :
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason ; "
a capricious refusal "; "
authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious "; "
the victim of whimsical persecutions " [
synonym : {
capricious }, {
impulsive }, {
whimsical }]
Capricious \
Ca *
pri "
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pr [
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sh "[
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s ),
a . [
Cf .
F .
capricieux ,
It .
capriccioso .]
Governed or characterized by caprice ;
apt to change suddenly ;
freakish ;
whimsical ;
changeable . "
Capricious poet ." --
Shak .
"
Capricious humor ." --
Hugh Miller .
[
1913 Webster ]
A capricious partiality to the Romish practices .
--
Hallam .
Syn :
Freakish ;
whimsical ;
fanciful ;
fickle ;
crotchety ;
fitful ;
wayward ;
changeable ;
unsteady ;
uncertain ;
inconstant ;
arbitrary . -- {
Ca *
pri "
cious *
ly },
adv . --
{
Ca *
pri "
cious *
ness },
n .
[
1913 Webster ]
270 Moby Thesaurus words for "
capricious ":
adrift ,
afloat ,
agnostic ,
aimless ,
alternating ,
ambiguous ,
ambitendent ,
ambivalent ,
amorphous ,
arbitrary ,
at loose ends ,
brittle ,
broken ,
careening ,
careless ,
casual ,
catchy ,
chancy ,
changeable ,
changeful ,
changing ,
choppy ,
corruptible ,
cranky ,
crotchety ,
deciduous ,
desultory ,
deviable ,
deviating ,
deviative ,
deviatory ,
dicey ,
different ,
disarticulated ,
disconnected ,
discontinuous ,
disjunct ,
disordered ,
disorderly ,
dispersed ,
disproportionate ,
divaricate ,
divergent ,
diversified ,
diversiform ,
dizzy ,
double -
minded ,
doubting ,
dubious ,
dying ,
eccentric ,
effervescent ,
ephemeral ,
equivocal ,
erose ,
erratic ,
evanescent ,
fading ,
fanciful ,
fantasied ,
fantastic ,
fast and loose ,
fence -
sitting ,
fence -
straddling ,
fickle ,
fitful ,
flaky ,
fleeting ,
flickering ,
flighty ,
flitting ,
fluctuant ,
fluctuating ,
fly -
by -
night ,
flying ,
formless ,
fragile ,
frail ,
freakish ,
frivolous ,
fugacious ,
fugitive ,
giddy ,
gratuitous ,
guttering ,
halting ,
haphazard ,
harebrained ,
heedless ,
herky -
jerky ,
hesitant ,
hesitating ,
heteroclite ,
hit -
or -
miss ,
humorsome ,
iffy ,
immethodical ,
impermanent ,
impetuous ,
impulsive ,
inadvertent ,
incalculable ,
inchoate ,
incoherent ,
inconsiderate ,
inconsistent ,
inconstant ,
indecisive ,
indemonstrable ,
indiscriminate ,
infirm ,
infirm of purpose ,
insubstantial ,
intermittent ,
intermitting ,
irregular ,
irresolute ,
irresolved ,
irresponsible ,
jagged ,
jerky ,
kinky ,
lubricious ,
lurching ,
maggoty ,
mazy ,
meaningless ,
mercurial ,
misshapen ,
momentary ,
moody ,
mortal ,
motiveless ,
motley ,
mugwumpian ,
mugwumpish ,
mutable ,
nonconformist ,
nondurable ,
nonpermanent ,
nonstandard ,
nonsymmetrical ,
nonsystematic ,
nonuniform ,
notional ,
of two minds ,
orderless ,
passing ,
patchy ,
perishable ,
petulant ,
planless ,
pluralistic ,
polysemous ,
promiscuous ,
quirky ,
ragged ,
rambling ,
random ,
reasonless ,
restless ,
rough ,
roving ,
scatterbrained ,
scrappy ,
senseless ,
shapeless ,
shifting ,
shifty ,
short -
lived ,
shuffling ,
skeptical ,
snatchy ,
spasmatic ,
spasmic ,
spasmodic ,
spastic ,
spineless ,
sporadic ,
spotty ,
staggering ,
straggling ,
straggly ,
systemless ,
temperamental ,
temporal ,
temporary ,
thoughtless ,
ticklish ,
touch -
and -
go ,
transient ,
transitive ,
transitory ,
unaccountable ,
unarranged ,
uncalculating ,
uncertain ,
unclassified ,
unconfirmable ,
uncontrolled ,
unconvinced ,
undecided ,
undependable ,
undetermined ,
undirected ,
undisciplined ,
undivinable ,
undurable ,
unenduring ,
unequable ,
unequal ,
uneven ,
unfixed ,
unforeseeable ,
ungraded ,
unguarded ,
unjoined ,
unmethodical ,
unmetrical ,
unordered ,
unorganized ,
unorthodox ,
unpersuaded ,
unpredictable ,
unprovable ,
unreasonable ,
unreasoning ,
unreflecting ,
unregular ,
unreliable ,
unresolved ,
unrestrained ,
unrhythmical ,
unsettled ,
unsorted ,
unstable ,
unstable as water ,
unstaid ,
unsteadfast ,
unsteady ,
unsure ,
unsymmetrical ,
unsystematic ,
unthinking ,
unthoughtful ,
ununiform ,
unverifiable ,
vacillating ,
vagarious ,
vagrant ,
vague ,
variable ,
variegated ,
variform ,
various ,
varying ,
veering ,
vicissitudinary ,
vicissitudinous ,
volatile ,
wandering ,
wanton ,
wavering ,
wavery ,
wavy ,
wayward ,
whimsical ,
wishy -
washy ,
wobbling ,
wobbly
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CAPRICIOUS Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of CAPRICIOUS is governed or characterized by sudden irrational and unpredictable impulses or whims : impulsive; broadly : unpredictable, erratic How to use capricious in a sentence
CAPRICIOUS Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Capricious definition: subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic See examples of CAPRICIOUS used in a sentence
CAPRICIOUS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary CAPRICIOUS definition: 1 changing mood or behaviour suddenly and unexpectedly: 2 changing mood or behavior suddenly and… Learn more
Capricious - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com Capricious is an adjective to describe a person or thing that's impulsive and unpredictable, like a bride who suddenly leaves her groom standing at the wedding altar
CAPRICIOUS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary Someone who is capricious often changes their mind unexpectedly The Union accused him of being capricious and undemocratic capricious and often brutal leaders
Capricious - definition of capricious by The Free Dictionary Characterized by, arising from, or subject to caprice; impulsive or unpredictable: capricious decisions; capricious weather
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capricious - Wiktionary, the free dictionary The word capricious can describe both a person and the decisions which they make
Capricious Definition Meaning | YourDictionary Capricious definition: Characterized by, arising from, or subject to caprice; impulsive or unpredictable
CAPRICIOUS Synonyms: 126 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster . . . Some common synonyms of capricious are fickle, inconstant, mercurial, and unstable While all these words mean "lacking firmness or steadiness (as in purpose or devotion)," capricious suggests motivation by sudden whim or fancy and stresses unpredictability