adj
fickle
FIHK-uhl
adj
1
Changing opinions, loyalties, or feelings often and without warning.
"The crowd's support proved fickle once the team started losing."
"He's a fickle friend, always dropping people when something better comes along."
How to Use Fickle
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUnreliable and prone to sudden changes of mind or loyalty.
Common pairings
fickle fans
fickle weather
fickle friend
Word Forms
fickler comparative, more fickle comparative, fickled past tense, Fickles plural, fickles singular, ficklest superlative, most fickle superlative
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Etymology
From Old English ficol ("cunning, deceitful"), related to the old word fike ("to move restlessly").