capricious
adjective
subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic.
capriciously
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a word derived from
capricious.
Example Sentences
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The pursuit for better never ends and capriciously it brings no guarantees of improvement.
From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2025
We are given the choice of either embracing the proven past or, to quote the rest of the title of Hyde’s capriciously edifying new book, “Getting Past the Past.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2020
The Continental Divide takes an indistinct course across Yellowstone’s volcanic highlands, capriciously assigning drainages to the watersheds of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2019
When Ho does cite precedent, he uses it capriciously.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2018
If Dobzhansky had capriciously trimmed the wings of all the flies in one box, he would have affected their phenotypes—the shape of their wings—without ever touching their genes.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
