capricious

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

  1. adjective changeable
  2. adjective determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. By surface analysis, caprice + -ious.

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Synonyms

freakish

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