Definition
In a fickle manner; in a way that shows unreliable or unpredictable behavior.
Etymology
Combines 'fickle' with the '-wise' suffix, which comes from Old English and means 'in the manner of' or 'with respect to.' This suffix was productive in Middle English but is rarely used to create new adverbs in modern English.
Kelly Says
The '-wise' suffix created common words like 'likewise' and 'otherwise,' but most modern adverbs prefer '-ly' instead—'ficklewise' sounds archaic because English gradually standardized on '-ly' endings!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
እንደ አንድ ነው
en-de an-id new
ARالعربية
متقلب
mu-taq-lib
CSČeština
rozmarýn
ro-za-mar-yin
DADansk
uforudlig
u-for-ud-lig
DEDeutsch
wandelbar
van-del-bar
ELΕλληνικά
μεταβλητός
me-ta-vlit-os
ESEspañol
caprichoso
kap-ri-cho-so
FAفارسی
تغییرپذیر
ta-ghi-yer-pid-zir
FISuomi
epäsäännöllinen
e-pä-sää-nöl-li-nen
FRFrançais
capricieux
kap-ri-syeu
HEעברית
מזדיין
me-zay-yin
HUMagyar
kaprikás
ka-pri-kás
IDBahasa Indonesia
berubah-ubah
ber-ubah-ubah
ITItaliano
capriccioso
kap-ri-tcho-sio-so
KMKM
ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ
ka-ar-ph-la-as-b-tro
KO한국어
변덕스러운
byeon-deok-seu-reu-un
MSBahasa Melayu
berubah-ubah
ber-ubah-ubah
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းကြမ်း
kya-m-kya-m
NLNederlands
zweervol
zwer-vol
NONorsk
uforutsigbar
u-for-ut-sig-bar
PTPortuguês
caprichoso
kap-ri-cho-so
RORomână
capricios
kap-ri-tcho-os
RUРусский
капризный
kap-ri-znyy
SVSvenska
oskyldig
os-kil-dig
SWKiswahili
mabadiliko
ma-ba-di-li-ko
TAதமிழ்
மாறுபட்ட
ma-aru-pat-ta
TEతెలుగు
వికారం
vi-ka-ra-m
THไทย
แปรปรวน
prae-pra-wan
TLTL
palit-palit
pa-lit-pa-lit
TRTürkçe
kaprisli
kap-ri-sli
UKУкраїнська
змінний
zmin-nyi
VITiếng Việt
lạc lõng
lak long
ZH中文
反复无常
fǎn-fù wú-cháng