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arbitrarily
[ ahr-bi-trair-uh-lee ]
adverb
- based on the judgment or will of an individual:
The Fourth Amendment protects my right to not be arbitrarily searched.
- without an apparent reason or pattern; randomly; capriciously:
There is no need to stop living life to its fullest simply because we have reached some arbitrarily set age for what broader society calls “retirement.”
Other Word Forms
- ԴDz···ٰ·· adverb
- ܲ···ٰ·· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of arbitrarily1
Example Sentences
They made themselves economically vulnerable to the United States not out of naivete, but because they trusted us not to act arbitrarily or vindictively.
“Disney has arbitrarily determined that a wide range of disabilities do not qualify as such under the ‘Disability Access Service’ program,” the emailed statement read.
The president's spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, last month said the state "may not expropriate property arbitrarily or for a purpose other than... in the public interest".
" kind of message are we sending if someone can arbitrarily, with fact-free allegations, take away your vote after you've followed all the rules?"
Amnesty called on Iran to release the dozens of other dual nationals, and many other non-violent political prisoners, who it said were being arbitrarily detained.
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