Fickler - English meaning

adjective

Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour.

Usage examples:

It's terrible to feel our livelihood hinges on a capricious boss

adjective

Likely to change, or reacting to a sudden desire or new idea

Usage examples:

We have had very capricious weather lately.

adjective

Liable to unpredictable variation.

Usage examples:

The weather will be changeable with rain at times

adjective

Changing often

Usage examples:

The weather is very changeable this time of year.

adjective

Failing to be loyal to a person, country, or organization to which one has obligations.

Usage examples:

She was accused of being disloyal to the government

adjective

Not loyal; acting to hurt someone you are expected to support

Usage examples:

His sisters thought that his autobiography was disloyal to the family.

adjective

Disloyal, especially to a spouse or partner.

Usage examples:

Her faithless lover

adjective

Not loyal and not able to be trusted

Usage examples:

A faithless husband

adjective

Active or occurring spasmodically or intermittently; not regular or steady.

Usage examples:

A few hours' fitful sleep

adjective

Going off and on irregularly

Usage examples:

Her breathing is fitful.

adjective

Fickle and irresponsible.

Usage examples:

You may be seen as too flighty and lightweight for real responsibility

adjective

Not able to keep your attention or interest on one thing for long

Usage examples:

She played the part of a flighty, unsuccessful writer.

adjective

Having a sensation of whirling and a tendency to fall or stagger; dizzy.

Usage examples:

Luke felt almost giddy with relief

verb

Make (someone) feel excited to the point of disorientation.

Usage examples:

You should just sit back and enjoy it, but i feel slightly giddied by it.

adjective

Having a slight feeling of spinning around or being unable to balance; slightly dizzy

Usage examples:

When she got off the roller coaster, she felt giddy and lightheaded.

adjective

Frequently changing; variable or irregular.

Usage examples:

The exact dimensions aren't easily measured since they are inconstant

adjective

Not staying the same, especially in emotion, behaviour, or choice of sexual partner

Usage examples:

An inconstant lover

adjective

Not even or balanced in shape or arrangement.

Usage examples:

His strong, irregular features

noun

A member of an irregular military force.

Usage examples:

The filipino operational center of gravity was the ability to sustain its force of 100,000 irregula…

adjective

Not regular in shape or form; having parts of different shapes or sizes

Usage examples:

An irregular surface, there are irregular spaces between the words., he showed up at irregular inte…

adjective

Showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain.

Usage examples:

She stood irresolute outside his door

adjective

Not able or willing to take decisions or actions

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An irresolute reply

adjective

Subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.

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His mercurial temperament

noun

A drug or other compound containing mercury.

Usage examples:

For twenty years organic mercurials were the most potent diuretics in clinical use

adjective

Changing suddenly and often

Usage examples:

A mercurial temperament, she was entertaining but unpredictable, with mercurial mood swings., a mer…

adjective

(of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared.

Usage examples:

A skittish chestnut mare

adjective

(of people and animals) nervous and easily frightened

Usage examples:

The kitten was really skittish.

adjective

Not trustworthy and reliable.

Usage examples:

Evidence is scarce and often undependable

adjective

Not faithful.

Usage examples:

We speak of faithful, and unfaithful portraits.

adjective

Not loyal or able to be trusted

Usage examples:

An unfaithful friend

adjective

Likely to give way; not stable.

Usage examples:

The unstable cliff tops

adjective

Not firm and therefore not strong, safe, or likely to last

Usage examples:

It is a poor and politically unstable country., he’s emotionally unstable – you never know how he’l…

adjective

Liable to fall or shake; not steady in position.

Usage examples:

He was very unsteady on his feet

adjective

Moving or changing, or not firm

Usage examples:

She’s been sick, and she’s still a bit unsteady on her feet.

adjective

Wavering between different opinions or actions; irresolute.

Usage examples:

He was accused of vacillating leadership

verb

Waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.

Usage examples:

I vacillated between teaching and journalism

adjective

Not consistent or having a fixed pattern; liable to change.

Usage examples:

The quality of hospital food is highly variable

noun

An element, feature, or factor that is liable to vary or change.

Usage examples:

There are too many variables involved to make any meaningful predictions

adjective

Likely to change, or showing change or difference as a characteristic

Usage examples:

Our weather is very variable in the spring., there is a lot of variability between brands., among t…

adjective

(of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures.

Usage examples:

Volatile solvents such as petroleum ether, hexane, and benzene

noun

A volatile substance.

Usage examples:

Methyl acetate had the highest mean peak height of the selected volatiles, followed by acetic acid …

adjective

Likely to change suddenly and unexpectedly, or suddenly violent or angry

Usage examples:

It was a volatile situation, and the police handled it well., the stock market was highly volatile …