arbitrarily

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Adverbial arbitrarily has 1 sense

randomly, indiscriminately, haphazardly, willy-nilly, arbitrarily, at random, every which way - in a random manner; "the houses were randomly scattered"; "bullets were fired into the crowd at random"

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Term: Arbitrarily

Definition

Arbitrarily is an adverb that refers to something done or decided without a reason or principle, solely based on personal discretion or preference.

Examples

Adverb (without reason):

She chose her outfit arbitrarily, without considering the occasion.
The project manager arbitrarily assigned tasks to team members.

Adverb (based on personal preference):

The teacher arbitrarily decided to give the class an extra day to submit their assignments.
The judge was criticized for arbitrarily extending the trial period.

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