capricious (s)
impulsive (s)
whimsical (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason
examples a capricious refusal
authoritarian rulers are frequently capricious
the victim of whimsical persecutions
Outgoing links
Similar to arbitrary
Derivationally related form whimsical → whimsy; whimsical → whimsicality
Derivationally related form whimsical → whimsy
Derivationally related form impulsive → impulsiveness
Derivationally related form capricious → caprice
Derivationally related form capricious → capriciousness
Incoming links
Similar to arbitrary
Derived from adjective capriciously → capricious
Derivationally related form impulsiveness → impulsive
Derivationally related form capriciousness → capricious
Derivationally related form whimsy → whimsical
Derivationally related form whimsicality → whimsical; whimsy → whimsical
Derivationally related form caprice → capricious

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