discretionarily

dis·cre·tion·ar·y

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Definitions of discretionarily word

adjective discretionarily subject or left to one's own discretion. 1
adjective discretionarily for any use or purpose one chooses; not earmarked for a particular purpose: discretionary income; a discretionary fund. 1
adverb discretionarily At one's discretion. 0

before 1690

One of the 49% oldest English words

First recorded in 1690-1700; discretion + -ary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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