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discretionarily

discretionarily adverb: at one's discretion.

Adverb

discretionarily (comparative more discretionarily, superlative most discretionarily)

  1. At one's discretion.

Forms of discretionarily

comparativemore discretionarily
superlativemost discretionarily

Origin of discretionarily

From discretionary + -ly.

Questions about discretionarily

What does discretionarily mean?
Discretionarily means at one's discretion.
What part of speech is discretionarily?
Discretionarily is an adverb.

Words near discretionarily in the dictionary

  1. discretional
  2. discretionalities
  3. discretionality
  4. discretionally
  5. discretionaries
  6. discretionarily
  7. discretionary
  8. discretionary account
  9. discretionary accounts
  10. discretionary fiscal policies
  11. discretionary fiscal policy

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