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arbitrary
[ ahr-bi-trer-ee ]
adjective
- subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion:
an arbitrary decision.
- decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute.
- having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical:
an arbitrary government.
- based on whim or personal preference, without reason or pattern; random:
This is an unusual encyclopedia, arranged by topics in a more or less arbitrary order.
- Mathematics. undetermined; not assigned a specific value:
an arbitrary constant.
noun
- arbitraries, Printing. (in Britain) peculiar ( def 9 ).
arbitrary
/ 藞蓱藧产瑟迟谤蓹谤瑟 /
adjective
- founded on or subject to personal whims, prejudices, etc; capricious
- having only relative application or relevance; not absolute
- (of a government, ruler, etc) despotic or dictatorial
- maths not representing any specific value
an arbitrary constant
- law (esp of a penalty or punishment) not laid down by statute; within the court's discretion
Derived Forms
- 藞补谤产颈迟谤补谤颈濒测, adverb
- 藞补谤产颈迟谤补谤颈苍别蝉蝉, noun
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 补谤路产颈路迟谤补谤路颈路濒测 [ahr-bi-, trair, -, uh, -lee] adverb
- 补谤路产颈路迟谤补谤路颈路苍别蝉蝉 noun
- 苍辞苍路补谤路产颈路迟谤补谤路测 adjective
- 耻苍路补谤路产颈路迟谤补谤路测 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of arbitrary1
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of arbitrary1
Example Sentences
Even the country鈥檚 closest democratic allies and largest trading partners, Canada and Mexico, faced ridicule, seemingly arbitrary import tax rates, and threats of territorial ambition.
Joun quickly issued a temporary restraining order blocking the cuts as 鈥渁rbitrary and capricious,鈥 a victory for the states.
These stark disparities are signs of arbitrary action, not rational policymaking.
On Thursday, Rusch called the commission鈥檚 demands part of an 鈥渁rbitrary permitting process,鈥 and said the company had worked with Coastal Commission staff for months in attempt to address their concerns.
Bonta called the action 鈥渁rbitrary and capricious鈥 and therefore illegal under federal law.
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