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# The BFD Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-bfd-word-of-the-day-161/
- Published: 2020-07-05T18:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2020-07-05T10:47:50.000Z
- Author: Peter Andersen
- Tags: General, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2024-07-17 03:00

The word for today is…

capricious (adj) – Characterised by, arising from, or subject to caprice; impulsive or unpredictable:

Source : [The Free Dictionary](https://www.thefreedictionary.com/capricious?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : The noun caprice, which first appeared in English in the mid-17th century, is a synonym of whim. Evidence shows that the adjective capricious debuted before caprice; both words are believed to derive, via French, from Italian capriccio, which originally referred not to a sudden desire but to a sudden shudder of fear. The origin of capriccio is uncertain, but the going theory has a certain charm. Capriccio is thought to perhaps be a compounding of Italian capo, meaning “head,” and riccio , meaning “hedgehog,” The image evoked in this “hedgehog head” mashup is of someone shuddering in fear to such a degree that their hair stands on end, like the spines of a hedgehog.

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