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Capricious

  1. adjective

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

    “a capricious refusal”

    Similar: impulsive, whimsical

  2. adjective

    changeable

    “a capricious summer breeze”

    Similar: freakish

Word family

capriciousness · capriciously

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Word parts

-ious