CAPRICIOUSLY

capriciously

(adverb) in a capricious manner; “there were Turk’s head lilies and patches of iris, islands of brilliant blue set capriciously in the green sea”

capriciously, freakishly

(adverb) unpredictably; “the weather has been freakishly variable”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

capriciously (comparative more capriciously, superlative most capriciously)

In a capricious manner; without caution or concern.

Source: Wiktionary


CAPRICIOUS

Ca*pri"cious, a. Etym: [Cf. F. capricleux, It. capriccioso.]

Definition: Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable. "Capricious poet." Shak. "Capricious humor." Hugh Miller. A capricious partiality to the Romish practices. Hallam.

Syn.

– Freakish; whimsical; fanciful; fickle; crotchety; fitful; wayward; changeable; unsteady; uncertain; inconstant; arbitrary.

– Ca*pri"cious*ly, adv.

– Ca*pri"cious*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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