Arbitrary (IPA: /ˈɑɹbəˌtɹɛɹi/, /ˈɑɹbɪˌtɹɛɹi/)
| Arbitrary (a.) |
Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment. |
| Arbitrary (a.) |
Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power. |
| Arbitrary (a.) |
Despotic; absolute in power; bound by no law; harsh and unforbearing; tyrannical; as, an arbitrary prince or government. |
| Arbitrary Synonyms |
Impulsive, Discretionary, Discretional, Absolute, Capricious, Whimsical |
| Translations |
Arbitrary in Spanish |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " "Why do you tell me this ?" Perhaps because I am a cat and it amuses me to be arbitrary and do you a good turn ."" - Roger Zelazny |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " All media exists to invest our lives with artificial perception and arbitrary values. (p. 199)" - Marshall McLuhan |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Observe your motivations for breaking the arbitrary laws of the current government." - Deus Ex |
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