fickle-minded
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of fickle-minded
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example Sentences
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I didn't want to bother my husband about it," she said to Dorothy, "for he thinks I'm so fickle-minded; but truly, it isn't that.
From The Dorrance Domain by Wells, Carolyn
"And she's just fickle-minded enough to turn up her nose at Jack if he got beat," Dade grumbled, thinking of a certain señorita.
From The Gringos by Fischer, Anton Otto
He says he was always a fickle-minded fellow, one fancy driving another out of his mind.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
But the fickle-minded maiden vowed again to wed To young Warren who lived in that place; It was a fatal blow that caused his overthrow And added to her shame and disgrace.
From Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads by Various
"And that blessed cross, Se�ora, was a gift of Mercedes to the reckless, fickle-minded boy; a parting gift in which the holy symbol was intended to remind him of constancy and faith!"
From Mercedes of Castile The Voyage to Cathay by Cooper, J. Fenimore
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