arbitrary
11arbitrary — In an unreasonable manner, as fixed or done capriciously or at pleasure. Without adequate determining principle; not founded in the nature of things; nonrational; not done or acting according to reason or judgment; depending on the will alone;… …
12arbitrary — In an unreasonable manner, as fixed or done capriciously or at pleasure. Without adequate determining principle; not founded in the nature of things; nonrational; not done or acting according to reason or judgment; depending on the will alone;… …
13arbitrary — arbitrarily /ahr bi trer euh lee, ahr bi trair /, adv. arbitrariness, n. /ahr bi trer ee/, adj., n., pl. arbitraries. adj. 1. subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one s discretion: an arbitrary… …
14arbitrary — ar•bi•trar•y [[t]ˈɑr bɪˌtrɛr i[/t]] adj. 1) subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one s discretion: an arbitrary decision[/ex] 2) decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute 3) gov… …
15arbitrary — /ˈabətrəri / (say ahbuhtruhree), /ˈabətri / (say ahbuhtree) adjective 1. subject to individual will or judgement; discretionary. 2. not attributable to any rule or law; accidental: *the only significance her smile could have had was that of an… …
16arbitrary — adjective /ˈɑːbɪtrəri,ˈɑːrbɪtrɛri/ a) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random. Benjamin Franklins designation of positive and negative to different charges was arbitrary. In… …
17arbitrary — ar|bi|trar|y [ arbı,treri ] adjective * not based on any particular plan or done for any particular reason: an arbitrary decision The selection of the 100 participants was completely arbitrary. a. used about actions that are considered to be… …
18arbitrary */ — UK [ˈɑː(r)bɪtrərɪ] / US [ˈɑrbɪˌtrerɪ] adjective a) not based on any particular plan, or not done for any particular reason an arbitrary decision The selection of the 100 participants was completely arbitrary. b) used about actions that are… …
19arbitrary — ar|bi|tra|ry [ˈa:bıtrəri, tri US ˈa:rbıtreri] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: arbitrarius depending on the decision of a judge, uncertain , from arbiter; ARBITER] decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly ▪ an… …
20arbitrary — [[t]ɑ͟ː(r)bɪtri, AM treri[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you describe an action, rule, or decision as arbitrary, you think that it is not based on any principle, plan, or system. It often seems unfair because of this. Arbitrary arrests and… …
