capricious

Etymology

Borrowed from French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio.

adj

  1. Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
    I almost died in a capricious winter storm.
    Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously.

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