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In the sentence, "Commodus was a capricious ruler," what does "capricious" mean?

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The definition of capricious means something or someone that is "given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior." Unpredictable, inconstant. It's likely that Commodus was a ruler with sporadic and variable behavior. You never knew what he was gonna do or how he was gonna act.
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capricious means reckless/ unpredictable/ tempermental
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