English English Dictionary

English English Dictionary

The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg

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Result for Arbitrary

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.