27 March 2015

capricious

[kuh-prish-uh s, -pree-shuh s]

adjective
1. subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic:
He’s such a capricious boss I never know how he’ll react.
2. Obsolete. fanciful or witty.

Origin
Italian
1585-1595; < Italian capriccioso capriccioso

Related forms
capriciously, adverb
capriciousness, noun
noncapricious, adjective
noncapriciously, adverb
noncapriciousness, noun

Synonyms
1. variable, flighty, mercurial. See fickle.

Antonyms
1. steady, constant, consistent.

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Examples from the web for capricious
– But in this changed behavior of the people there is nothing capricious or inconsistent.
– There are just too many variables, and airlines are just too capricious to allow themselves to be outguessed.
– Alaska weather is capricious, ranging from rainy and cold to sunny and hot ― sometimes all in the same day.

Anagram

circa pious
cup sir ciao

Today’s aphorism

Life is not meant to be easy, my child; but take courage: it can be delightful.

– George Bernard Shaw, (from Back to Methusulah). Later paraphrased by Australia’s 22nd Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, who said, ‘Life wasn’t meant to be easy’.

On this day

27 March 1963 – birth of Quentin Tarantino, Hollywood producer, director and writer. He has developed a cult-following with movies such as Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Kill Bill, Natural Born Killers, Killing Zoe, True Romance, Four Rooms, From Dusk Till Dawn, Jackie Brown, Sin City, Hostel, Grindhouse, Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained.

27 March 2001 – California electricity prices rise by up to 46% following the partial deregulation of the electricity system.