capriciously

Adverb
Synonyms: freakishly

WordNet 3.0

Adverb (2)

  1. unpredictably“the weather has been freakishly variable”Synonyms: freakishly
  2. in a capricious manner“there were Turk's head lilies and patches of iris , islands of brilliant blue set capriciously in the green sea”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Capricious \Ca*pri"cious\ (k[.a]*pr[i^]sh"[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. capricieux, It. capriccioso.] Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable. "Capricious poet." --Shak. "Capricious humor." --Hugh Miller. [1913 Webster]

A capricious partiality to the Romish practices. --Hallam.

Syn: Freakish; whimsical; fanciful; fickle; crotchety; fitful; wayward; changeable; unsteady; uncertain; inconstant; arbitrary. -- Ca*pri"cious*ly, adv. -- Ca*pri"cious*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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