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vagary \VAY-guh-ree; vuh-GER-ee\, noun:An extravagant, erratic, or unpredictable notion, action, or occurrence.
Her words are a dreadful reminder that much of life's consequences are resultant of vagary and caprice, dictated by the tragedy of the ill-considered action, the irrevocable misstep, the irrevocable moment in which a terrible wrong can seem the only right.-- Rosemary Mahoney, "Acts of Mercy?", New York Times, September 13, 1998
Vagary comes from Latin vagari, "to stroll about, to wander," from vagus, "wandering."
[from dictionary.com]
Her words are a dreadful reminder that much of life's consequences are resultant of vagary and caprice, dictated by the tragedy of the ill-considered action, the irrevocable misstep, the irrevocable moment in which a terrible wrong can seem the only right.-- Rosemary Mahoney, "Acts of Mercy?", New York Times, September 13, 1998
Vagary comes from Latin vagari, "to stroll about, to wander," from vagus, "wandering."
[from dictionary.com]
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