impulsive and unpredictable… capricious Capricious is an adjective to describe a person or thing that’s impulsive and unpredictable, like a bride who suddenly leaves her groom standing at the wedding altar. You can criticize a fickle-minded person as capricious, but it could just as well describe quickly changing weather, as in “capricious spring storms.” It’s…
To get angry easily… irascible If you’re irascible, you get angry easily — perhaps blowing up in rage when someone brushes into you. Irascible comes from the Latin root ira, which means “anger” or “rage,” the same root that gives us the word ire, “anger.” The -sc in the middle of irascible, means “becoming,” so irascible doesn’t just mean you’re angry —…
I have a rescue dog named Otis. I have mentioned this before, I know, but I have been pondering him a lot more lately. I am currently reading a book called “Homer’s Odyssey” by Gwen Cooper. Homer is a cat who has been blind since he was just a kitten when he was a…
