fickle
adjective/ˈfɪkl/
/ˈfɪkl/
(disapproving)- changing often and suddenly
- The weather here is notoriously fickle.
- Such is life in the fickle world of fashion.
- The latest downturn in sales shows just what a fickle business this is.
- the fickle finger of fate
- Always be properly dressed and prepared to cope with our fickle weather.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- (of a person) often changing their mind in an unreasonable way so that you cannot rely on them
- She had been a fickle friend, even at the best of times.
- another example of his fickle behaviour
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word OriginOld English ficol ‘deceitful’, of Germanic origin.
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