Definitions

aleatory

[ey-lee-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, al-ee-] / ˈeɪ li əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ˈæl i- /

ADJECTIVE

unplanned

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accidental haphazard impromptu random spontaneous unexpected unintended unintentional

WEAK

adventitious fortuitous undesigned

Antonyms

STRONGEST

deliberate designed intended intentional methodical planned premeditated systematic

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Aleatory interest in marriage and the function of religion.

From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham

Aleatory, ā′lē-a-tō-ri, adj. depending on the throw of the dice: dependent on certain contingencies.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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