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Arbitrarily

see synonyms of arbitrarily

Adverb

1. arbitrarily, at random, every which way, haphazardly, indiscriminately, randomly, willy-nilly

in a random manner

Example Sentences:
'the houses were randomly scattered'
'bullets were fired into the crowd at random'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Arbitrarily

see synonyms of arbitrarily
adjective
1. 
founded on or subject to personal whims, prejudices, etc; capricious
2. 
having only relative application or relevance; not absolute
3. 
(of a government, ruler, etc) despotic or dictatorial
4. mathematics
not representing any specific value
an arbitrary constant
5. law
(esp of a penalty or punishment) not laid down by statute; within the court's discretion

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Arbitrarily

see synonyms of arbitrarily
adjective
1. 
not fixed by rules, but left to one's judgment or choice; discretionary
arbitrary decision, arbitrary judgment
2. 
based on one's preference, notion, whim, etc.; capricious
young children and their arbitrary rules for games
3. 
absolute; despotic

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Arbitrarily

see synonyms of arbitrarily
adj.
1. Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle: stopped at the first motel we passed, an arbitrary choice.
2. Based on or subject to individual judgment or preference: The diet imposes overall calorie limits, but daily menus are arbitrary.
3. Law Relating to a decision made by a court or legislature that lacks a grounding in law or fact: an arbitrary penalty.
4. Not limited by law; despotic: the arbitrary rule of a dictator.

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