"capricious" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /kəˈpɹɪʃəs/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-capricious.wav [Southern-England], En-us-capricious.oga [US] Forms: more capricious [comparative], most capricious [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪʃəs Etymology: Borrowed from French capricieux, from Italian capriccioso, from capriccio. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|capricieux}} French capricieux, {{der|en|it|capriccioso}} Italian capriccioso, {{m|it|capriccio}} capriccio Head templates: {{en-adj}} capricious (comparative more capricious, superlative most capricious)
  1. Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim. Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: arbitrary, whimsical, fickle Derived forms: arbitrary and capricious, capriciously Related terms: caprice Translations (impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim): froudennek (Breton), капризен (kaprizen) (Bulgarian), непостоянен (nepostojanen) (Bulgarian), непредвидим (nepredvidim) (Bulgarian), 反复无常的 (Chinese Mandarin), 善变的 (Chinese Mandarin), 任性的 (Chinese Mandarin), rozmarný (Czech), vrtošivý (Czech), vrtkavý (Czech), kapriciózní (Czech), uberegnelig (Danish), uforudsigbar (Danish), uforutsigbar (Danish), lunefuld (Danish), grillig (Dutch), wispelturig (Dutch), kapricema (Esperanto), oikukas (Finnish), oikullinen (Finnish), capricieux (French), ჭირვეული (č̣irveuli) (Georgian), ახირებული (axirebuli) (Georgian), თვითრჯული (tvitrǯuli) (Georgian), თავნება (tavneba) (Georgian), kapriziös (German), launenhaft (German), unberechenbar (German), schrullig (German), launisch (German), तरंगी (taraṅgī) (Hindi), झक्की (jhakkī) (Hindi), सनकी (sankī) (Hindi), मौजी (maujī) (Hindi), मन-चला (man-calā) (Hindi), मुतलव्विन (mutlavvin) (Hindi), szeszélyes (Hungarian), duttlungasamur [masculine] (Icelandic), mislyndur [masculine] (Icelandic), kenjóttur [masculine] (Icelandic), dyntóttur [masculine] (Icelandic), duttlungafullur [masculine] (Icelandic), sulit diduga (Indonesian), licin (Indonesian), licik (Indonesian), meonúil (Irish), capriccioso (Italian), 気紛れ (kimagure) (Japanese), inconstans (Latin), įnoringas (Lithuanian), непо́стојан (nepóstojan) (Macedonian), каприцио́зен (kapriciózen) (Macedonian), непре́двидлив (neprédvidliv) (Macedonian), kapriċċuż (Maltese), uberegnelig (Norwegian), uforutsigbar (Norwegian), lunefull (Norwegian), دمدمیمزاج (damdami-mezâj) (Persian), nagły [masculine] (Polish), kapryśny (Polish), impulsivo (Portuguese), imprevisível (Portuguese), caprichoso (Portuguese), capricios (Romanian), капризный (kapriznyj) [masculine] (Russian), caprichoso (Spanish), antojadizo (Spanish), oberäknelig (Swedish), oförutsägbar (Swedish), nyckfull (Swedish), ตามอำเภอใจ (tāmxảp̣hexcı) (Thai), kaprisli (Turkish)

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          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "launisch"
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          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "taraṅgī",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "तरंगी"
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        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "jhakkī",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "झक्की"
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        {
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sankī",
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          "code": "hi",
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          "roman": "man-calā",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "मन-चला"
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          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
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          "word": "kenjóttur"
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          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
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          "word": "dyntóttur"
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          "word": "duttlungafullur"
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          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "sulit diduga"
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        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "licin"
        },
        {
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "licik"
        },
        {
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "meonúil"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "capriccioso"
        },
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          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "kimagure",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "気紛れ"
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        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "inconstans"
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        {
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "įnoringas"
        },
        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "nepóstojan",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "непо́стојан"
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          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "kapriciózen",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "каприцио́зен"
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        {
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "neprédvidliv",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "непре́двидлив"
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          "code": "mt",
          "lang": "Maltese",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "kapriċċuż"
        },
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "uberegnelig"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "uforutsigbar"
        },
        {
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "lunefull"
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          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "damdami-mezâj",
          "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
          "word": "دمدمیمزاج"
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      ],
      "categories": [
        "English 3-syllable words",
        "English adjectives",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
        "English lemmas",
        "English terms borrowed from French",
        "English terms derived from French",
        "English terms derived from Italian",
        "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "English terms with audio links",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪʃəs",
        "Rhymes:English/ɪʃəs/3 syllables",
        "en:Personality"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I almost died in a capricious winter storm.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Impulsive",
          "impulsive"
        ],
        [
          "unpredictable",
          "unpredictable"
        ],
        [
          "determine",
          "determine"
        ],
        [
          "chance",
          "chance#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "impulse",
          "impulse"
        ],
        [
          "whim",
          "whim"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "arbitrary"
        },
        {
          "word": "whimsical"
        },
        {
          "word": "fickle"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪʃəs"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-capricious.oga",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/0/0d/En-us-capricious.oga/En-us-capricious.oga.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/En-us-capricious.oga",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "froudennek"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kaprizen",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "капризен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepostojanen",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "непостоянен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "nepredvidim",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "непредвидим"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "反复无常的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "善变的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "任性的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "rozmarný"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "vrtošivý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "vrtkavý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "kapriciózní"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "uberegnelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "uforudsigbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "uforutsigbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "lunefuld"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "grillig"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "wispelturig"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "kapricema"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "oikukas"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "oikullinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "capricieux"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "č̣irveuli",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "ჭირვეული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "axirebuli",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "ახირებული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tvitrǯuli",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "თვითრჯული"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "tavneba",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "თავნება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "kapriziös"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "launenhaft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "unberechenbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "schrullig"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "launisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "taraṅgī",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "तरंगी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "jhakkī",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "झक्की"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sankī",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "सनकी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "maujī",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "मौजी"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "man-calā",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "मन-चला"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "mutlavvin",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "मुतलव्विन"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "szeszélyes"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duttlungasamur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mislyndur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kenjóttur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dyntóttur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "duttlungafullur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "sulit diduga"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "licin"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "licik"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "meonúil"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "capriccioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kimagure",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "気紛れ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "inconstans"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "įnoringas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nepóstojan",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "непо́стојан"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "kapriciózen",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "каприцио́зен"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "neprédvidliv",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "непре́двидлив"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "kapriċċuż"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "uberegnelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "uforutsigbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "lunefull"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "damdami-mezâj",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "دمدمیمزاج"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "nagły"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "kapryśny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "impulsivo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "imprevisível"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "caprichoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "capricios"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kapriznyj",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "капризный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "caprichoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "antojadizo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "oberäknelig"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "oförutsägbar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "nyckfull"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "tāmxảp̣hexcı",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "ตามอำเภอใจ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim",
      "word": "kaprisli"
    }
  ],
  "word": "capricious"
}

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