indiscriminately

[in-di-skrim-uh-nit-lee]

adverb

1. without exercising discernment or making appropriate distinctions.

   Unfortunately, a lot of the bad name attributed to modern poetry is caused by people indiscriminately publishing just anything and calling it “poetry.”

2. in a haphazard or random way.

   The troops reacted to the explosion by indiscriminately firing in all directions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of indiscriminately¹

indiscriminate ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The religiously diverse country of 230 million people is the scene of long-brewing conflicts that have killed both Christians and Muslims, often indiscriminately.

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It is the scene of numerous conflicts, including jihadist insurgencies, which kill both Christians and Muslims, often indiscriminately.

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There, a performance by American group The Eagles of Death Metal had just started, when three jihadists burst in and fired indiscriminately into the auditorium.

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The stock market is committing a cardinal error: indiscriminately punishing profitable companies with documented ROI along with speculative AI startups with no path to profitability.

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This is more like playing pool by smashing the balls indiscriminately around the table, and then attempting to break the cue, or the table, or both.

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