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Princeton's WordNet

  1. capriciously, freakishlyadverb

    unpredictably

    "the weather has been freakishly variable"

  2. capriciouslyadverb

    in a capricious manner

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

Wiktionary

  1. capriciouslyadverb

    In a capricious manner; without caution or concern.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Capriciouslyadverb

    Whimsically; in a manner depending wholly upon fancy.

    Etymology: from capricious.

ChatGPT

  1. capriciously

    Capriciously refers to the characteristic of being unpredictable, impulsive, or subject to sudden changes in behavior or mood that are often driven by whim or fancy, rather than logic or reasoning. It implies a lack of consistency, stability, or reliability in actions or decisions.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of capriciously in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of capriciously in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of capriciously in a Sentence

  1. Brian Harrison:

    The problem with what he( Biden) did in February is he basically acted like a dictator – we’re a nation of laws here, Laura as you well know – and you ca n’t just come into office and arbitrarily and capriciously change lawfully emplaced laws of the previous administration, see, he left our Title 42 laws in place – he’s talking out of both sides of his mouth.

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