capricious capricious /kəˈprɪʃəs/

adjective

1. Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason  ( capricious , impulsive , whimsical , vagarious )
   determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
    A capricious refusal
   a capricious refusal
    Authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
   authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
    The victim of whimsical persecutions
   the victim of whimsical persecutions
   
2. Changeable  ( capricious , freakish )
   changeable
    A capricious summer breeze
   a capricious summer breeze
    Freakish weather
   freakish weather