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<DD>Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. See Synonyms at <A href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=arbitrary"><FONT color=#000099>arbitrary</FONT></A>.</DD></DL>
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<BLOCKQUOTE><STRONG><EM>Synonyms:</EM> arbitrary, capricious, whimsical<BR></STRONG>These adjectives mean determined by or arising from whim or caprice rather than judgment or reason: <CITE>an arbitrary decision; a capricious refusal; a whimsical remark.</CITE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P><B>capricious</B></P>
<P>adj 1: changeable; "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather" [syn: <A href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=freakish"><FONT color=#000099>freakish</FONT></A>] </P>
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<P>2: 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" [syn: <A href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=impulsive"><FONT color=#0033ff>impulsive</FONT></A>, <A href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=whimsical"><FONT color=#0033ff>whimsical</FONT></A>]</P>
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첫댓글 capri(카프리)라는 섬이 있는데, 그섬은 날씨가 참 변덕스러워서 가기가 힘드나봐요. 그래서 capricious... 변덕스러운..