Fickle Definition
Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
Other Word Forms of Fickle
Adjective
Origin of Fickle
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From Middle English fikelen, from fikel (“fickle”); see above. Cognate with Low German fikkelen (“to deceive, flatter”), German ficklen, ficheln (“to deceive, flatter”).
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English fikil, fikil, from Old English ficol (“fickle, cunning, tricky , deceitful”), equivalent to fike + -le. More at fike.
From Wiktionary
Middle English fikel from Old English ficol deceitful
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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