Indiscriminately

adv

adv ·6 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an indiscriminate manner.

    "Travel is enlivened not only by the mixed company of French, Berbers, Arabs, and descendants of the Mediterranean-Corsairs who sit together indiscriminately, but also by itinerant vendors of macaroons, sweetmeats and the like, who, as long as they have a travel ticket, ply their wares unhindered by the [ticket] collectors."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a random manner wordnet
  2. 2
    in an indiscriminate manner wordnet

Synonyms

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aimlesslyarbitrarilyat randomby chancecarelesslyevery which way

Example

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"She buys shoes indiscriminately."

Etymology

From indiscriminate + -ly.

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