Capricious vs Unsteady - What's the difference?
capricious | unsteady | Synonyms |
Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim
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Not held firmly in position, physically unstable.
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*:"Mid-Lent, and the Enemy grins," remarked Selwyn as he started for church with Nina and the children. Austin, knee-deep in a dozen Sunday supplements, refused to stir; poor little Eileen was now convalescent from grippe, but still unsteady on her legs; her maid had taken the grippe, and now moaned all day:"
Noted for lack of regularity or uniformity.
Inconstant in purpose, or volatile in behavior.
To render unsteady, removing balance.
As adjectives the difference between capricious and unsteady
is that capricious is impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim while unsteady is not held firmly in position, physically unstable.As a verb unsteady is
to render unsteady, removing balance.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.
