purely arbitrary
Frequency: 7.216.1 per million words
Emphasizes that the arbitrariness is the sole characteristic, without other influences.
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- The decision to close our department seemed purely arbitrary, with no logical reason provided.
- The new dress code rules are purely arbitrary and serve no real purpose.
- In linguistics, the link between a word and its meaning is often considered purely arbitrary.
- The grouping of the students into teams was purely arbitrary, based on the order they walked in.
- The artist's choice of colors was not random; it was emotional, not purely arbitrary.
- Why did I pick the number seven? It was a purely arbitrary choice.
- The defendant claimed the judge's sentencing was purely arbitrary and appealed the verdict.
- To ensure fairness, the selection of the winning ticket will be a purely arbitrary process.
- Don't you think that setting the deadline for tomorrow is a purely arbitrary act?
- He argued that any distinction made between the two concepts was purely arbitrary and lacked philosophical grounding.