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Definition
impulsive or unpredictable or tending to make sudden changes — especially impulsive behavior- Nothing seems more capricious than a tornado.
capricious = impulsive or unpredictable
- The court overturned the ruling—describing it as having been made in a capricious manner.
- Neither democracy nor a rights-protecting constitution can defend individual liberty in a country whose law enforcement is arbitrary or capricious.
- The capricious nature of legislated tax changes inhibits long-term planning.
- It was a capricious summer breeze.
- The Administrative Procedure Act (APA), permits a court to set aside agency findings of fact found to be arbitrary or capricious.
- ...she had a capricious and hasty temper, and indifferent ideas of principle or justice...Charlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre
- She took her mother's hand in both her own, and gazed into her eyes with an earnestness that was seldom seen in her wild and capricious character.Nathaniel Hawthorne -- The Scarlet Letter
- It was a capricious refusal.
- History has recorded authoritarian rulers as frequently capricious.
- Word meanings change over time. For example, in "the Taming of the Shrew", Shakespeare uses the word "humor" to describe Kate's capricious nature.
- the wind was blowing a capricious gale - now from the west, now backing around to the north,Stephen King -- The Shining
- that city had been excluded from the itineraries of the steamboats because of the river's capricesGabriel Garcia Marquez -- Love in the Time of Cholera
- I have made enough money to satisfy both my needs and my caprices.Agatha Christie -- Murder On The Orient Express
- The shift in shade is no doubt an attempt to stay abreast of the capricious fashion trends of the Capitol.Suzanne Collins -- Catching Fire
- For the moment, they were traveling in the proper direction, but the winter winds were capricious.Henry H. Neff -- The Maelstrom
- curtains which draped the windows, and which puffed, floated, and flapped at the capricious will of a stiff breezeKate Chopin -- The Awakening
- she had a capricious and hasty temperCharlotte Bronte -- Jane Eyre
- Mildred and I grew into each other's hearts, so that we were content to go hand-in-hand wherever caprice led us,Helen Keller -- Story of My Life
- The road followed the capricious windings of the southern branch of the Platte River, on its left bank.Jules Verne -- Around the World in 80 Days
capricious = impulsive and unpredictable
capricious = unpredictable
caprices = unpredictability
caprices = impulsive desires
capricious = impulsive or unpredictable
capricious = unpredictable (prone to change quickly)
capricious = unpredictable
capricious = impulsive and unpredictable
caprice = impulse (whim or sudden desire)
capricious = making sudden changes