Capricious vs Meticulous - What's the difference?
capricious | meticulous |
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
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(archaic) Timid, fearful, overly cautious.
Characterized by very precise, conscientious attention to details.
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, passage=The meticulous care with which the operation in Sicily was planned has paid dividends. Our casualties in men, in ships and materiel have been low—in fact, far below our estimate.}}
As adjectives the difference between capricious and meticulous
is that capricious is impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim while meticulous is (archaic) timid, fearful, overly cautious.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.
