arbitrarily
arbitrarily adverb: in an arbitrary manner.
Adverb
arbitrarily (comparative more arbitrarily, superlative most arbitrarily)
- In an arbitrary manner.
- The winner was chosen arbitrarily.
- From these remarks it will be seen that I look at the term species, as one arbitrarily given for the sake of convenience to a set of individuals closely resembling each other, and that it does not essentially differ from the term variety, which is given to less distinct and more fluctuating forms....1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species
- Antonyms:
- unarbitrarily
- To an arbitrary degree.
- an arbitrarily large number
arbitrarily meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Punjabi
arbitrarily in Hindi
- मनमाने ढंग से, मनमाने तरीके से
arbitrarily in Marathi
- मनमानीने
arbitrarily in Urdu
- حق نا حق
arbitrarily in Punjabi
- ਮਨਮਰਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ, ਮਨਮਾਨੇ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ
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- arbitrarily in Gujarati
- મનસ્વી રીતે, આપખુદ રીતે
- arbitrarily in Nepali
- मनमाने ढंगले
Examples of arbitrarily in a sentence
- The term variety, again, in comparison with mere individual differences, is also applied arbitrarily, and for mere convenience sake.1859, Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species:
- Studies of the viable blood cells with phase contrast microscopy showed peculiar cells that had numerous short villi and were arbitrarily called “hairy cells.”1966 February, Robert Schrek, ““Hairy” Cells in Blood in Lymphoreticular Neoplastic Disease and “Flagellated” Cells of Normal Lymph Nodes”...
- The number or classes or potential offerers of satellite services should not be [limited] arbitrarily.1970 January 24, “Administration's Recommended Policy on Satellite Communication”, in The New York Times:
Antonyms of arbitrarily
Forms of arbitrarily
| comparative | more arbitrarily |
|---|---|
| superlative | most arbitrarily |
Origin of arbitrarily
From arbitrary + -ly.
Questions about arbitrarily
- What does arbitrarily mean?
- Arbitrarily means in an arbitrary manner.
- What is arbitrarily in Hindi?
- Arbitrarily in Hindi is मनमाने ढंग से, मनमाने तरीके से. See Arbitrarily meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use arbitrarily in a sentence?
- The term variety, again, in comparison with mere individual differences, is also applied arbitrarily, and for mere convenience sake.
- What part of speech is arbitrarily?
- Arbitrarily is an adverb.
Words near arbitrarily in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: arbitrarily (page history and authors); arbitrarily (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); arbitrarily (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); arbitrarily (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); arbitrarily (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); arbitrarily (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); arbitrarily (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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