All 3 Uses of
capricious
in
Story of My Life
- Mildred and I grew into each other's hearts, so that we were content to go hand-in-hand wherever caprice led us,
Chpt 2 *caprice = impulse (whim or sudden desire)
- There is nothing more beautiful, I think, than the evanescent fleeting images and sentiments presented by a language one is just becoming familiar with—ideas that flit across the mental sky, shaped and tinted by capricious fancy.†
Chpt 16capricious = impulsive or unpredictable
- But "there is nothing more capricious than the memory of a child: what it will hold, and what it will lose."†
Chpt 21
Definition:
impulsive or unpredictable or tending to make sudden changes -- especially impulsive behavior