Modifies a noun

• nature: He had been staring into the flames for sometime, pondering anew on the capricious nature of Fate.

• weather: Capricious weather often undoes the farmer's work, and disappointing harvests are frequent.

• decision: Accordingly, its arbitrary and capricious decisions violate both the APA and the Due Process Clause of the Constitution.

• woman: And still she is this small, feisty, sometimes capricious woman.

• world: This song yearned for stability in a capricious world.

• spirit: Sumatra is a coffee with a grounded, earthy aroma â but a capricious spirit.

Modifying Another Word

• not: These are not capricious independent powers, who can be hi-jacked by particular groups in society.

• so: This is because it is so capricious in its approach.

• very: The preparation of the reducing agent proved to be very capricious.

• n't: There is mystery in the universe, beguiling mystery, but it is n't capricious.

• rather: Applying for a mortgage seems a rather capricious business really.

Used with adjective complement

• drop: Beneath a tree's green parasol, I found a sheltered place Where wet leaves dropped capricious kisses on my upturned face.