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capricious

/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/ adjetivo C2

En español: caprichoso, antojadizo

  1. Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim. · I almost died in a capricious winter storm.· Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously.
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SPRING had come once more to Green Gables--the beautiful capricious, reluctant Canadian spring, lingering along through April and May in a succession of sweet, fresh, chilly days, with pink sunsets and miracles of resurrection and growth.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 158 · C1
I am a very capricious being, and I should tell you that sometimes when I rise, or after my dinner, or in the middle of the night, I resolve on starting for some particular point, and away I go.”
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 400 · C1
But, would you believe it, ‘He was not receiving.’ So the master of Monte Cristo gives himself airs befitting a great millionaire or a capricious beauty.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 473 · C1
To Danglars Monte Cristo also wrote, requesting him to excuse the whimsical gift of a capricious millionaire, and to beg the baroness to pardon the Eastern fashion adopted in the return of the horses.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 490 · C1

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