Both Uses of
capricious
in
Billy Budd
- Tho' some of these caprices of the pit could not but be observed by their object, yet were they beyond the construing of such a nature.†
Chpt 17caprices = instances of impulsiveness or unpredictability
- ...it seemed to indicate some capricious revulsion of thought or feeling...
Chpt 27 *capricious = impulsive or unpredictable
Definition:
impulsive or unpredictable or tending to make sudden changes -- especially impulsive behavior