Definition of capricious

"capricious" in the adjective sense

1. capricious, freakish

changeable

"a capricious summer breeze"

"freakish weather"

2. capricious, impulsive, whimsical

determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

"a capricious refusal"

"authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious"

"the victim of whimsical persecutions"

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Quotations for capricious

Men are nearly as capricious as women. [ Chamfort ]

A woman is always changeable and capricious. [ Virgil ]

A consistent man believes in destiny, a capricious man in chance. [ Benjamin Disraeli ]

As love without esteem is volatile and capricious, esteem without love is languid and cold. [ Dr. Johnson ]

Fancy is capricious; wit must not be searched for, and pleasantry will not come in at a call. [ Sterne ]

The friendship of some men is like the love of some women; it is variable and capricious, inconstant and uncertain, hard to win, and when won, not worth having. [ Acton ]

Those eyes, soft and capricious as a cloudless sky, whose azure depth their color emulates, must needs be conversant with upward looks - prayer's voiceless service. [ Wordsworth ]

capricious in Scrabble®

The word capricious is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters capricious:

CAPRICIOUS
(153)
CAPRICIOUS
(153)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

prosaic, scoriac

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word capricious

CAPRICIOUS
(153)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In capricious

CAPRICIOUS
(153)
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(153)
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(102)
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(102)
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capricious in Words With Friends™

The word capricious is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 20

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters capricious:

CAPRICIOUS
(270)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (2 words)

prosaic, scoriac

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word capricious

CAPRICIOUS
(270)
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(216)
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(132)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In capricious

CAPRICIOUS
(270)
CAPRICIOUS
(216)
CAPRICIOUS
(132)
CAPRICIOUS
(132)
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Words within the letters of capricious

2 letter words in capricious (11 words)

7 letter words in capricious (2 words)

10 letter words in capricious (Anagrams) (2 words)

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Words containing the sequence capricious

Words that start with capricious (3 words)

Words with capricious in them (1 word)

Words that end with capricious (1 word)

Word Growth involving capricious

Shorter words in capricious

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