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vicissitous

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of a life or career: involving changes of fortune.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

Examples

  • 1967, A. Roman and Company, Overland Monthly and Out West Magazine The weakness of Governor Foote's vicissitous career in connection with public affairs may be properly ascribed to an apparent vacillation or eccentricity, which he at times displayed [...]

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