All 4 Uses of
capricious
in
The Picture of Dorian Gray - 20 chapter version
- The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.†
Chpt 2caprice = impulsiveness or unpredictability
- The only difference between a caprice and a life-long passion is that the caprice lasts a little longer.†
Chpt 2
- "In that case, let our friendship be a caprice," he murmured, flushing at his own boldness, then stepped up on the platform and resumed his pose.†
Chpt 2
- retired from the Diplomatic Service in a capricious moment of annoyance at not being offered the Embassy at Paris, a post to which he considered that he was fully entitled by reason of ... and his inordinate passion for pleasure.
Chpt 3 *capricious = impulsive
Definition:
impulsive or unpredictable or tending to make sudden changes -- especially impulsive behavior