Capricious vs Incipient - What's the difference?
capricious | incipient |
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
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In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.
(countable, obsolete) beginner
(uncountable, grammar) A verb tense of the Hebrew language.
As adjectives the difference between capricious and incipient
is that capricious is impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim while incipient is in an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.As a noun incipient is
(countable|obsolete) beginner.capricious
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- I almost died in a capricious winter storm.
- Stringent rulers are unlikely to act capriciously .
- The Mayor claimed that the action was reasonable, but in reality the action was arbitrary and capricious in nature.
Usage notes
* Capricious can describe both a person and the decisions they make.Synonyms
* whimsical * arbitraryAntonyms
* conscientious * rigorousDerived terms
* capriciouslyincipient
English
Adjective
(-)- After 500 years, incipient towns appeared.
- Employees shall be familiarized with the use of a fire extinguisher in incipient stage fire fighting.
