HOW TO PRONOUNCE
capricious
/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/
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Put the main beat on “pri.”
Use the short i of sit in the stressed second syllable. The ending cious sounds like shus, and the opening vowel should stay light rather than receive equal stress.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The book describes a capricious ruler.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does capricious mean?
adjective
- Impulsive and unpredictable; determined by chance, impulse, or whim.
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IPA pronunciation
/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/
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Beautiful soft brown, gray, and predominating black-and-white coloring distinguish these capricious visitors from the slaty junco, the "snowbird" more commonly known.
The first thing I noticed was a range of mountains about two thousand feet high, the shapes of which were most capricious.
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October was well advanced, but steadily burning with a warmth that made the early months of the summer appear very young and capricious.
As matter of fact, the native activities develop, in contrast with random and capricious exercise, through the uses to which they are put.
I had known, from the time when I could speak, that my sister, in her capricious and violent coercion, was unjust to me.