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capricious

/kəˈprɪʃəs/adjective

उच्चारण कप्रिशस

मनमौजी, चंचल, अस्थिर स्वभाव का, जिसका मूड अचानक बदले

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adjective
  1. 1

    formal

    showing sudden changes in attitude or behaviour; unpredictable

    मनमौजी, चंचल, अस्थिर स्वभाव का, जिसका मूड अचानक बदले

    • a capricious boss who praises you one day and shouts at you the next
    • the capricious weather of the hills
    • The capricious king changed his mind from day to day.
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    • Monsoon rains in the region are capricious and hard to predict.
    • His capricious moods made him hard to work with.

    Synonyms unpredictable fickle erratic

    Opposite consistent steady predictable

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ca·pri·cious

⌂Word origin and word building

From the Italian for 'goat', which leaps unpredictably.

Italian में 'बकरी' से, जो अनिश्चित ढंग से उछलती है।