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1 fickle
['fikl](always changing (one's mind, likes and dislikes etc): I think that they are fickle.) επιπόλαιος,άστατος -
2 Fickle
adj.So fickle are the ways of fortune: V. ὡς ἐφήμεροι τύχαι (Eur., Heracl. 866).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fickle
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3 fickle
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4 Restless
adj.Ar. and V. ἀΐδρυτος.Turbulent: ταραχώδης.Busy: Ar. and P. πολυπράγμων.Wakeful: P. and V. ἄγρυπνος, ἄϋπνος (Plat. but rare P.), P. δυσυπνῶν (Plat.) (pres. part. of δυσυπνεῖν).Fickle: P. ἀκατάστατος; see Fickle.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Restless
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5 Unstable
adj.Untrustworthy: P. and V. ἄπιστος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Unstable
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6 Unsteady
adj.Trembling: Ar. and V. τρομερός.Not to be depended on: P. and V. σφαλερός.Unsettled: P. ἀκατάστατος.Of breathing: V. μετάρσιος, cp. Eur., H. F. 1093; see Laboured.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Unsteady
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7 Volatile
adj.Light: P. and V. κοῦφος, ἐλαφρός.Flitting: P. and V. πτηνός (Plat.).Fickle: P. ἀκατάστατος; see Fickle.Light-headed: V. κουφόνους.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Volatile
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8 Wayward
adj.Changeable: P. εὐμετάβολος, ὀξύρροπος; see Changeable.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wayward
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9 Changeable
adj.Alterable: P. μετακίνητος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Changeable
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10 Flighty
adj.Careless: P. and V. ῥᾴθυμος.Light-minded: V. κουφόνους.Fickle: P. and V. ἔμπληκτος.Now are you flighty and your wisdom is as folly: V. νῦν γὰρ πέτει τε καὶ φρονῶν οὐδὲν φρονεῖς (Eur., bacch. 332).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Flighty
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11 Fluctuating
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Fluctuating
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12 Inconstant
adj.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Inconstant
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13 Mutable
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Mutable
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14 Stability
subs.P. βεβαιότης, ἡ.Safety: P. and V. ἀσφάλεια, ἡ, σωτηρία, ἡ.Steadfastness: P. καρτερία, ἡ, καρτέρησις, ἡ.The city will be thought to be fickle and lacking in stabilily: P. μεταβάλλεσθαι δόξει καὶ οὐδὲν ἔχειν πιστὸν ἡ πόλις (Dem. 205).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Stability
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15 Uncertain
adj.Doubtful, ambiguous: P. ἀμφίβολος, ἀμφισβητήσιμος, V. ἀμφίλεκτος, διχόμυθος.Inconclusive: P. ἄκριτος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Uncertain
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16 Untrustworthy
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Untrustworthy
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17 Variable
adj.P. ἀκατάστατος, Ar. and P. ἀστάθμητος.Fickle: P. and V. ἔμπληκτος.Not to be trusted: P. and V. ἄπιστος; see Changeable.Varied: P. and V. ποικίλος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Variable
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18 Wilful
adj.Not to be relied on: P. and V. ἄπιστος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Wilful
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