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Meanings of arbitrarily in English

Portuguese
arbitrariamente

In a random manner.

arbitrariamente
Usage of arbitrarily in English
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The prisoners' sentences are often extended arbitrarily for years, the report says.
The Guardian
2
We want change to be introduced by agreement and not simply arbitrarily.
The Guardian
3
So right now, college is just kinda arbitrarily structured into four years.
Wired
4
In his wrath he demanded-veryarbitrarily it seems-thereturn of his statue.
The Life of Cesare Borgia
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In so far as it is rational, it cannot do this arbitrarily.
A Handbook of Ethical Theory
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By this it is not meant that the monarch can act arbitrarily.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
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Officers arbitrarily detained those who looked too dark to be South African.
The South African
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No landlord should arbitrarily discriminate against any prospective tenant on any basis.
The Guardian
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I just arbitrarily gave myself this permission, and that's all it is.
The new yorker
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But it all depends on where the referee arbitrarily spotted the ball.
Wired
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Silence restriction and sign-wearing were the newest tactics in arbitrarily inflicted punishment.
The Guardian
12
Typically, the weighting given to each category arbitrarily changes a little each year.
Radio NZ
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But you can't just do that arbitrarily without making your case, Bourgon said.
Reuters
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It also arbitrarily asserts ownership of the entire East and South China Seas.
News.com.au
15
The UN panel believes more than one million people have been arbitrarily detained.
The Irish Times
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Organ dysfunction was identified on the basis of arbitrarily defined criteria.
Pubmed
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Arbitrarily through the time
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