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Meaning:
arbitrary

decided by personal opinion and not because of a rule or for a reason

whimsical, chance

chancy

having a strong possibility of being unsuccessful

dangerous, risky

changeable

likely to become different

erratic

dicey

uncertain; risky

risky

ding-dong

(with) a sound of bells

fickle, irresponsible

eccentric

(of a person, behaviour) odd; not normal (and often amusing)

bizarre, unusual

erratic

(of a person, behaviours) likely to do unusual or unexpected things

unpredictable; wandering

faithless

disloyal

disloyal

fanciful

(of a person) led by imagination instead of reason and experience

imaginary, romantic

fantastic

wild and strange; impossible to carry out

strange, different; imaginary

fickle

(of a person) often changing one's feelings about another person

vacillating, blowing hot and cold

funny

causing fun or laughter

comical, humorous

giddy

causing, having, the feeling that everything is turning round so that one cannot stand steady

silly, impulsive

incalculable

too great to be calculated

countless, limitless

inconsistent

not consistent; contradictory; having parts that do not agree

contradictory, irregular

inconstant

(of a person) having feelings, intentions etc that often change

changeable

irregular

contrary to rules, to what is normal and established

random, variable

irresponsible

(especially) (doing things, done) without a proper sense of responsibility

careless, reckless

mercurial

(of a person) often changing (in opinion, temper etc)

flighty, temperamental

perverse

(of a person) deliberately continuing to do wrong; (of behaviour) unreasonable

mean, ornery; troublesome

rum

(a portion of) a kind of alcoholic drink made from sugar-cane juice

eccentric

temperamental

caused by temperament; quickly changing one's mood

angry most of the time; moody

timid

easily frightened

shy

uncountable

that cannot be counted

incalculable

unforeseeable

not foreseeable

unpredictable

unpredictable

not predictable

changeable

unreasonable

not reasonable; excessive

not logical or sensible

unreliable

that cannot be relied on; not to be trusted

not trustworthy, not true

unstable

(of a person, condition) not stable

doubtful

unsteady

not firmly fixed or supported; likely to fall over; often changing in amount etc; (of behaviour) not having a regular pattern

shaky

untrustworthy

not trustworthy

not dependable, unfaithful

variable

varying; changeable; a quantity or thing (e.g. cost, temperature) that can change according to conditions

changing, changeable

volatile

(of a liquid) that easily changes into gas or vapour; (of a person, mood) changing quickly or easily from one mood or interest to another

explosive, changeable

wayward

not easily controlled or guided

contrary, unmanageable

whimsical

strange and playful

playful, fanciful

wiggly

wavy

doubtful, weak

CAPRICIOUS as in Wiktionary
CAPRICIOUS as in Wikipedia