capriciously

/kəpɹˈɪʃɪsli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

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adv

""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."

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

more capriciously (comparative) most capriciously (superlative)

freakishly

maliciously judiciously

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How do you pronounce capriciously?

The recorded pronunciation is /kəpɹˈɪʃɪsli/.

What does capriciously mean?

In a capricious manner; without caution or concern.

Where does capriciously come from?

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

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