capriciousness
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Definition(s):
- (n) the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses
- (n) the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment
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Usage(s):
- An animator by day, Annable apparently spends his nights drawing comedic, metaphorical stories about capriciousness, cruelty and absurdity.
- The capriciousness of love, the sadness of losing loved ones and the desire for their return become the clear themes investigated by the little mouse.
- The current crisis was fueled by a single act of what the AKP's opponents consider to be political capriciousness.
Quotes
- It "needlessly and, in my view, improperly injects into what should be a full and open competition an element of arbitrariness and capriciousness," McCain said.on Sep 18, 2006 By: John McCain Source: Washington Post
- "It's interference, it's capriciousness, quite frankly," Knight said. "What is his interest in the matter? Or is it because of the fact that Nofemela was attached to Vlakplaas? Our application for parole comes at a time of the election and...on Mar 7, 2009 By: Julian Knight Source: Independent Online
- "I thought about ...... being sent off to a dungeon," Jenkins says. "It doesn't matter if you sometimes get the right people. That sort of capriciousness is completely incompatible with what I think we are as a nation."on Feb 2, 2008 By: Brian Jenkins Source: Seattle Times
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