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capriciously

adverb

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adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English capricious Middle English -ly English -ly English capriciously From capricious + -ly.

  1. In a capricious manner; without caution or concern.

    "Where are we going?" she asked, jibbing capriciously in the descent.

    In Virginia, as in most of the country, jaywalking has long been punishable by a fine but very rarely enforced. A penalty that is invoked sporadically and capriciously is not fair to those who get socked with it, as state and federal courts have declared many times.