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CAPRICIOUSLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adverb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a capricious manner

Example:

there were Turk's head lilies and patches of iris, islands of brilliant blue set capriciously in the green sea

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

capricious (determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Unpredictably

Example:

the weather has been freakishly variable

Synonyms:

capriciously; freakishly

Classified under:

Adverbs

Pertainym:

capricious (changeable)

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