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Even if you believe a creator god invented the laws of physics, would you so insult him as to suggest that he might capriciously and arbitrarily violate them in order to walk on water, or turn water into wine as a cheap party trick at a wedding?
Richard Dawkins

Meaning of "capriciously" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CAPRICIOUSLY

capriciously  [kəˈprɪʃəslɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CAPRICIOUSLY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Capriciously is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES CAPRICIOUSLY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of capriciously in the English dictionary

The definition of capriciously in the dictionary is in a capricious way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CAPRICIOUSLY


ambitiously
æmˈbɪʃəslɪ
audaciously
ɔːˈdeɪʃəslɪ
avariciously
ˌævəˈrɪʃəslɪ
bodaciously
bəʊˈdeɪʃəslɪ
deliciously
dɪˈlɪʃəslɪ
efficaciously
ˌɛfɪˈkeɪʃəslɪ
expeditiously
ˌekspɪˈdɪʃəslɪ
flirtatiously
flɜːˈteɪʃəslɪ
graciously
ˈɡreɪʃəslɪ
judiciously
dʒuːˈdɪʃəslɪ
lubriciously
luːˈbrɪʃəslɪ
maliciously
məˈlɪʃəslɪ
meretriciously
ˌmerɪˈtrɪʃəslɪ
nutritiously
njuːˈtrɪʃəslɪ
ostentatiously
ˌɒstɛnˈteɪʃəslɪ
salaciously
səˈleɪʃəslɪ
spaciously
ˈspeɪʃəslɪ
surreptitiously
ˌsʌrəpˈtɪʃəslɪ
suspiciously
səˈspɪʃəslɪ
viciously
ˈvɪʃəslɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CAPRICIOUSLY

capric acid
capricci
capriccio
capriccioso
caprice
capricious
capriciousness
Capricorn
Capricornean
Capricorni
Capricornia
Capricornus
caprid
caprification
caprifig
caprifole
caprifoliaceous
capriform
caprify
caprine

WORDS THAT END LIKE CAPRICIOUSLY

anonymously
cautiously
consciously
continuously
dangerously
deviously
enormously
famously
generously
hilariously
meticulously
obviously
outrageously
previously
ridiculously
seriously
simultaneously
spontaneously
tremendously
unanimously
vigorously

Synonyms and antonyms of capriciously in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «capriciously» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CAPRICIOUSLY

Find out the translation of capriciously to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of capriciously from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «capriciously» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

任性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caprichosamente
570 millions of speakers

English

capriciously
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

capriciously
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نزوة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

капризно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caprichosamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খেয়ালখুশিমত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

capricieusement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Capriciously
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

kapriziös
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

気まぐれに
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

변덕
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Capriciously
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tùy tiện
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

capriciously
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकस्मिकपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kaprisli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

capricciosamente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kapryśnie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

капризно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

capricios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

capriciously
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

willekeurige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

capriciously
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

capriciously
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of capriciously

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPRICIOUSLY»

The term «capriciously» is regularly used and occupies the 75.938 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CAPRICIOUSLY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about capriciously

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QUOTES WITH «CAPRICIOUSLY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word capriciously.
1
Richard Dawkins
Even if you believe a creator god invented the laws of physics, would you so insult him as to suggest that he might capriciously and arbitrarily violate them in order to walk on water, or turn water into wine as a cheap party trick at a wedding?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CAPRICIOUSLY»

Discover the use of capriciously in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to capriciously and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Corporate Governance and Finance Law
The petitioners argue the SEC (commission) acted arbitrarily and capriciously because it neglected its statutory responsibility to determine the likely economic consequences of Rule 14a-11 and to connect those consequences to efficiency,  ...
Roy Girasa, 2013
2
False Hope : Bone Marrow Transplantation for Breast Cancer: ...
Caterpillar, the insurer relied on an outdated version of a report as the basis of its decision to deny coverage.80 In other cases, however, it is questionable whether the insurer really acted arbitrarily and capriciously or whether the court was ...
Arlington Richard A. Rettig Adjunct Senior Social Scientist RAND Corporation, Virginia, Center for Law Peter D. Jacobson Director, Ethics and Health University of Michigan School of Public Health Ann Arbor, Cynthia M. Farquhar M.D. Postgraduate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology University of Auckland, 2007
3
Capriciously Opaque
The body staggers foreword in zigzag fashion and as suddenly collapses against hard pavement, just missing the softer grasses by inches. From there this world becomes capriciously opaque until the director calls: "Cut, that is a wrap."
Michael O'Connor, 2011
4
Text, Cases and Materials on Contract Law
Dyson LJ: 'I would hold that there were terms to be implied in both agreements that the rates of interest would not be set dishonestly, for an improper purpose, capriciously or arbitrarily. I have no doubt that such an implied term is necessary in ...
Richard Stone, James Devenney, 2014
5
Functional Sentence Perspective in Written and Spoken ...
The two arrangements may, but need not, coincide. Linnets (Ph) sang (Pr) in the trees (Set). Ages ago (Set) a young king (B) ruled (Q) his country (Sp) capriciously and despotically (FSp). As in the interpretative arrangement both scales open ...
Jan Firbas, 1992
6
New Results and New Trends in Computer Science: Graz, ...
By "reasonable behavior" of the various Di we mean that they should not halt capriciously when they have synchronization obligations, for example, capricious refusal to free a shared resource. Now the term "synchronization obligation" is far  ...
Hermann Maurer, 1991
7
The Ethics of School Administration, 3rd Edition
If teachers are evaluated capriciously, for example, they may be denied some benefit, such as tenure or a merit-pay raise, causing them to become discouraged and not try to perform better. Reasonable treatment, it would seem, produces ...
Kenneth A. Strike, Emil J. Haller, Jonas F. Soltis
8
Equity and Trusts
This point is echoed in Re Wright254 where it was held that the holder of the power 'is entitled to prefer one object to another from any motive he pleases, and however capriciously he exercises the power the Court will uphold it'. The thinking ...
Alastair Hudson, 2009
9
The U.S. Healthcare Certificate of Need Sourcebook
The Appellate Court held that the Board's decision was not based upon adequate information required by its own regulations, and thus acted arbitrarily and capriciously. Reversed. Charter Medical of Cook County Inc. v. HCA Health Services ...
Robert James Cimasi, 2005
10
Family Law, Keyed to Weisberg and Appleton's
A school district's mandatory maternity leave rule may only be upheld if it does not needlessly, arbitrarily, or capriciously infringe upon the teacher's freedom of personal choice and family life in violation of the Due Process Clause of the ...
Casenotes, Casenote Legal Briefs, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CAPRICIOUSLY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term capriciously is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Orioles lose to Twins, 4-2, on a lack of clutch hitting and Tommy …
... ninth and tenth inning of a tie game on the road, because you can't capriciously blow through relievers once the extra frames are lined up. «Camden Chat, Jul 15»
2
Federal Circuit upholds USPTO post-wyeth Patent Term Adjustment …
[T]he PTO did not act arbitrarily or capriciously based on its treatment of reconsideration requests submitted by similarly situated patentees. «Lexology, Jul 15»
3
Environmentalists try to block Chatham, Lee coal ash landfills
... a contested case against the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, saying the agency acted arbitrarily and capriciously. «News & Observer, Jul 15»
4
Defensive End Carlos Basham Picks Wake Forest Over Cincinnati
Recruits can cut their lists so capriciously like that. Heck, Charlotte 49ers transfer Ebuka Izundu removed UC from his top two just hours before ... «Cincy On The Prowl, Jul 15»
5
John Suthers says he's eyeing potholes in the Springs, not a 2016 …
He can't use that power capriciously. His seat entails a constant wooing of City Council and Colorado Springs' voters – retail politicking he ... «The Colorado Independent, Jul 15»
6
The Right Price Look to the Interaction of Demand and Supply!
And before that, prices had swung capriciously, with petrol on offer for anywhere between N100/litre and N150/litre. How to interpret these ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Keep Tomorrowland free of higher taxes
... such a deal would allow it to mitigate the risk of a future council capriciously imposing a punitive tax simply because it can. This would allow ... «OCRegister, Jul 15»
8
Sunshine becomes cheaper in Garden City
If the court says the public body arbitrarily and capriciously charged an unreasonable fee, the court must assess $1,000 in punitive damages. «Hometownlife.com, Jul 15»
9
Letter: Is Endless Urban Development Really Inevitable?
... of the people trusted to run the process? Would not bad law capriciously applied ultimately lead to urban environments like Cairo, or Lagos? «The Guildford Dragon NEWS, Jul 15»
10
Save Jobs USA Continue Fight To Keep H-4 Work Rule Challenge …
The group also reiterated its contention that DHS acted arbitrarily and capriciously in enacting the rule, in part by overturning a nearly ... «The Indian Panorama, Jul 15»

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