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capriciously en · ADV

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. In a capricious manner; without caution or concern.
   • 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. 2021 January 13, Alan Ehrenhalt, “Jaywalking and the Dilemma of ‘Victimless’ Crimes”, in Governing, archived from the original on 04 Mar 2021:
   • "Where are we going?" she asked, jibbing capriciously in the descent. 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 119:

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