arbitrarily

adv

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin arbitrāriusder. Middle English arbitrarie English arbitrary Middle English -ly English -ly English arbitrarily From arbitrary + -ly.

1. 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. The term variety, again, in comparison with mere individual differences, is also applied arbitrarily, and for mere convenience sake.”

2. To an arbitrary degree.

   “an arbitrarily large number”