English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
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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.