capriciously

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First I liked him, but for some time I cannot endure him--I do not know myself why At the last words she turned away, capriciously, and went on She does not know!

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  1. In a capricious manner; whimsically; irregularly. The unskilled laborer has ceased to be at the mercy of a master; but the force that the master once applied to him capriciously is now applied to him instead by his whole social environment, and that not capriciously, but with the regularity of a natural law. W. H. Mallock, Social Equality, p. 191.

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  • She could turn her favor on and off capriciously, driving the male to distraction. —  Night Mare
  • What has become the Standard Narrative tells us that Iraq was a distraction from the "real" struggle against terrorism: The Administration chose its target capriciously, then attacked it incompetently, leaving America weaker and more endangered than ever before. —  Stromata Blog
  • "As we prepare for the announcement of the Palme d'Or winner at Cannes, it's worth considering just how easily, even capriciously, these films 'reputations are made and broken," writes Marlon Brando's estate. —  GreenCine Daily
  • "In this tough time, it is unthinkable that credit card issuers would think of tightening their grip on the household pocketbook, but that's exactly what many have done in recent months -- capriciously raising fees and penalties, even as the government poured billions of dollars into them," she said.
  • He did not punish capriciously, nor terrify them by anything worse than his strictness. —  The Crofton Boys
 

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