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WordNet (3.0)
capricious(adj) changeable, Syn. freakish, Example: a capricious summer breeze; freakish weather
capricious(adj) determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason, Syn. whimsical, impulsive, Example: a capricious refusal; authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious; the victim of whimsical persecutions
capriciously(adv) unpredictably, Syn. freakishly, Example: the weather has been freakishly variable
capriciously(adv) in a capricious manner, Example: there were Turk's head lilies and patches of iris , islands of brilliant blue set capriciously in the green sea
capriciousness(n) the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses, Syn. unpredictability

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Capricious

a. [ Cf. F. capricieux, It. capriccioso. ] Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable. “Capricious poet.” Shak. “Capricious humor.” Hugh Miller. [ 1913 Webster ]

A capricious partiality to the Romish practices. Hallam.

Syn. -- Freakish; whimsical; fanciful; fickle; crotchety; fitful; wayward; changeable; unsteady; uncertain; inconstant; arbitrary.

-- Ca*pri"cious*ly, adv. -- Ca*pri"cious*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

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