Both Uses of
capricious
in
Atlas Shrugged
- He knew that the Board would rule against him; he knew that the key to the dark, capricious mystery of the Board's contradictory decisions was the secret power of pull.†
Chpt 2.7
- But you expect industrial giants-who plan in terms of decades ... to continue to function and produce, not knowing what random caprice in the skull of what random official will descend upon them at what moment to demolish the whole of their effort.
Chpt 3.7 *caprice = impulsive and unpredictable idea
Definition:
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(capricious) impulsive or unpredictable or tending to make sudden changes -- especially impulsive behavior