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ARBITRARY
(adj.) based on or subject to individual discretion or preference or sometimes impulse or caprice
"an arbitrary decision", "the arbitrary rule of a dictator", "an arbitrary penalty", "of arbitrary size and shape", "an arbitrary choice", "arbitrary division of the group into halves"
The arbitrary decision of the office management to sack a few employees angered everybody. -added by naila_inlas
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Mnemonics for arbitrary
(Tag: Eng) Just try remind "arbitrarily" (which we use often in regular speaking) means "a reckless manner".
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-2 (Tag: ) < Latin arbitrarius "uncertain, depending on the judgment of an arbiter" < arbiter "judge
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