Word of the day
- ̸ : jilo
- ۼ : 2011-03-08
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ARBITRARY
...adjective---(ärb-trr)
MEANING:
*Determined by chance, whim, or impulse, and not by necessity, reason, or principle.
*Based on or subject to individual judgment or preference.
*Established by a court or judge rather than by a specific law or statute.
* Not limited by law; despotic
EXAMPLE SENTENCES:
..1. stopped at the first motel we passed, an arbitrary choice.
..2. The diet imposes overall calorie limits, but daily menus are arbitrary.
..3. anarbitrary penalty.
..4. the arbitrary rule of a dictator.