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capricious

adjective

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

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Word length
10
Starts with
C
Ends with
S
Contains
AP
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

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

    “a capricious refusal”

adjective

  1. changeable

    “a capricious summer breeze”

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Example Sentences

a capricious refusal
authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
the victim of whimsical persecutions
a capricious summer breeze
freakish weather

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