Both Uses of
capricious
in
Crime and Punishment, by Dostoyevsky
- After sipping a dozen spoonfuls of tea, he suddenly released his head, pushed the spoon away capriciously, and sank back on the pillow.†
Chpt 2.3capriciously = with impulsiveness or unpredictability
- you can't imagine, Dmitri Prokofitch, how moody and, so to say, capricious he is.
Chpt 3.2 *capricious = impulsive or unpredictable
Definition:
impulsive or unpredictable or tending to make sudden changes -- especially impulsive behavior