capricious
/kəpˈɹɪʃəs/kuh-PRIH-shuhs
/kəpˈɹɪʃəs/kuh-PRIH-shuhs
Meaninggoat-like; jumpy
Common meaning: changing mood suddenly
- capra goatLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 287 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
- iousadjective ending: full of, marked by
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin caper ‘a goat’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry caper, p. 287 · dictionary scan; Skeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), entry CAPER, p. 92 · dictionary scan
Roots
- caper, capra Latin “a goat”
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