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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
- nonarbitrarily adverb
- unarbitrarily adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of arbitrarily1
Example Sentences
“Federal agents have entered peaceful communities and have arbitrarily targeted Latino communities and left a trail of destruction,” Flores said in a statement.
“People in the Trump administration who know nothing and care less about these programs are arbitrarily jeopardizing relations with a strategic partner in one of the most challenging regions of the world.”
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".
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