Capriciously
[kə'priʃəsli]
Definition
(adv.) in a capricious manner; 'there were Turk's head lilies and patches of iris , islands of brilliant blue set capriciously in the green sea'.
(adv.) unpredictably; 'the weather has been freakishly variable'.
Checker: Raffles--From WordNet
Examples
- How unjustly, how capriciously, how cruelly, they have commonly exercised it, is too well known from recent experience. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- An extraneous jurisdiction of this kind, besides, is liable to be exercised both ignorantly and capriciously. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- A situation to which we respond capriciously or by routine has only a minimum of conscious significance; we get nothing mentally from it. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
Checker: Raffles