Definitions
determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. By surface analysis, caprice + -ious.
Used in a sentence
“I almost died in a capricious winter storm.”
“Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously.”
“I am heere with thee, and thy Goats, as the moſt capricious Poet honeſt Ouid was among Gothes.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Whimsical”10 letters
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