adv
Meaning 1
In an arbitrary manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The winner was chosen arbitrarily.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unarbitrarily
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adv
In an arbitrary manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unarbitrarily
adv
To an arbitrary degree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
in a random manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: randomly, indiscriminately, haphazardly, willy-nilly, at random, every which way
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Latin arbitrāriusder. Middle English arbitrarie English arbitrary Middle English -ly English -ly English arbitrarily From arbitrary + -ly.
Across languages
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.