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capriciously

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ca·pri·cious  (k-prshs, -prshs)
adj.
Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable. See Synonyms at arbitrary.
ca·pricious·ly adv.
ca·pricious·ness n.
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Adv.1.capriciously - unpredictably; "the weather has been freakishly variable"
freakishly
2.capriciously - in a capricious manner; "there were Turk's head lilies and patches of iris , islands of brilliant blue set capriciously in the green sea"


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Though in the course of his continual voyagings Ahab must often before have noticed a similar sight, yet, to any monomaniac man, the veriest trifles capriciously carry meanings.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
If you tell me that, so far as you know, your husband capriciously struck you out of his will, without assignable reason or motive for doing so, and without other obvious explanation of his conduct than that he acted in this matter entirely under the influence of Mrs.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
I could distinguish the arches springing capriciously from natural pillars, standing broad upon their granite base, like the heavy columns of Tuscan architecture.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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