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arbitrariamente

arbitrarily

adverb ar-bee-trah-ree-ah-MEN-teh Rare
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Usage Note

Arbitrariamente modifies verbs or adjectives to indicate that an action is taken without objective justification or rule — scegliere arbitrariamente (to choose arbitrarily). It is formal in register and appears frequently in legal, academic, and administrative writing when challenging the basis of a decision.

Examples

"I prezzi erano stati fissati arbitrariamente."

Natural Translation

The prices had been set arbitrarily.

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