vagarious

vagarious
vagariously, adv.
/veuh gair"ee euhs/, adj.
1. characterized by vagaries; erratic; capricious: a vagarious foreign policy.
2. roving; wandering: vagarious artists.
[1790-1800; VAGARY + -OUS]

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  • vagarious — va·gar·i·ous …   English syllables

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