by definition

Idioms  

1. According to prior determination, as a given. For example, This antibiotic is by definition the most effective now on the market. [1970s]

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Example Sentences

“The effectiveness of strategic stocks in calming prices ultimately depends on the duration of closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as stock release is by definition an interim and short-term measure,” the chief economist says.

From The Wall Street Journal

By definition, occupying the gray area between a bar and a restaurant, taverns aren’t fancy.

From The Wall Street Journal

By definition, one of the five major Hollywood studios taking over another is consolidation.

From BBC

“You’re making this long, arduous journey, and when you get there, kind of by definition, there’s nothing.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"He seems to believe that any good-faith disagreement with his own interpretation of the law is, by definition, illegitimate," Schwinn told AFP.

From Barron's

Related Words

• automatically
• naturally
• no doubt
• undoubtedly
• unquestionably