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Definition of At random
1. Adverb. In a random manner. "Bullets were fired into the crowd at random"
Partainyms: Haphazard, Indiscriminate, Random
Definition of At random
1. Adverb. in a random manner ¹
2. Adverb. haphazardly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of At Random
Literary usage of At random
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"Thus, if two points А, В are talen at random in a given convex area, to find the
chance that two others C, D, also taken at random, shall lie on opposite ..."
2. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1857)
"... the next course the bricks are cut across for the outside brick, and the
remainder filled with bricks laid at random. The third course as first, ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"... recollection of the hall, but the drawings vary to such an extent that any
one taken at random would be likely to give an entirely false impression. ..."
4. An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: To which is Prefixed, a by John Jamieson (1879)
""I «pake it quite allem!ir," S. I spoke it at random. It is sometimes written
entirely in the Fr. form. " This again increased the numbers of the people in ..."
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