Definition
In a capricious manner; in a way that is unpredictable, impulsive, or subject to sudden changes.
Etymology
From caprice + -ous (adjective-forming suffix) + -ly (adverb-forming suffix). The adverbial form follows standard English word-formation patterns to convert the noun caprice into an manner-describing word.
Kelly Says
If someone acts capriciously, they're as unpredictable as—you guessed it—a goat! The Romans and Italians really committed to the metaphor of goats being the most random animals possible.
Translations
ARالعربية
متقلبًا
mu-ta-qal-ib-an
CACatalà
capriçosament
kap-ri-tsee-a-men-t
CSČeština
kaprizovsky
kap-ri-zov-sky
DADansk
temperamentsfuldt
tem-per-a-ments-fuldt
DEDeutsch
kapriziös
kap-ri-zi-ös
ELΕλληνικά
μεταβλητά
me-ta-vlit-a
ESEspañol
caprichosamente
kap-ri-cho-sa-men-te
FISuomi
itsevaraisesti
itse-va-rai-se-sti
FRFrançais
capricieusement
kap-ri-tsee-u-man-te
HEעברית
ללא מעצורים
la-ma-a-tzur-im
HIहिन्दी
मुर्खता से
moor-khat-a se
HUMagyar
kaprikásan
ka-pri-ká-san
IDBahasa Indonesia
berani
be-ra-ni
ITItaliano
capricciosamente
kap-ri-tcho-ssee-men-te
JA日本語
気まぐれに
kima-gu-re-ni
KMKM
ប្រព្រឹត្ត
pra-prou-t
KO한국어
변덕스럽게
byeon-deok-seu-reu-be-ge
MRMR
मनोवृत्ती
ma-no-vrit-tee
MSBahasa Melayu
cakap
cha-kap
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-ta-w
NLNederlands
capriciëus
kap-ri-tsee-us
NONorsk
temperamentsfullt
tem-per-a-ments-fullt
PLPolski
kapryśnie
kap-rish-nie
PTPortuguês
caprichosamente
kap-ri-cho-sa-men-te
RORomână
capricios
kap-ri-tsee-os
RUРусский
капризно
kap-ri-z-no
SVSvenska
känsligt
kän-sligt
SWKiswahili
mwenye tabia
mwen-ye ta-bee-a
TEతెలుగు
చాటుగా
cha-tu-ga
THไทย
เจ้าอารมณ์
chao-a-ram-n
TLTL
malikhain
ma-li-khay-in
TRTürkçe
kaprisli
kap-ri-sli
UKУкраїнська
капризно
kap-ri-znyy
VITiếng Việt
bốc đồng
bohk-dong
ZH中文
变化无常地
biàn huà wú cháng de