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Superlative for ostensibly lacking any coherent system or order
“What was the point of studying the random and arbitrary changes to which words, like all other earthly phenomena, were subject?”
Superlative for unsupported or unjustifiable by sound logic, standards or judgment
“They came to the arbitrary conclusion that only alkali-resistant weeds would grow here.”
Superlative for based on one's personal choice or whim
“Instead of making an arbitrary decision to increase the proposed volume, the general manager should inquire what would be necessary in order to plan for a specified increase.”
Superlative for suggestive or typical of a despot or tyrant
“The shift in favor of a stronger central government did not mean that the founders were less concerned over the dangers of arbitrary government power than they had been.”
Superlative for lacking any obvious principle of organization
Superlative for having a tendency to inflict suffering and pain on others
Superlative for given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood, thinking or behavior
Superlative for playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing way
Superlative for left to personal choice
(law) Superlative for performed speedily and without formal ceremony
Superlative for lacking logical justification or sound reasoning
Superlative for not stated clearly or exactly
Superlative for difficult to control due to willful behavior
Superlative for biased or favoring a particular side or cause
Superlative for very unusual, strange, or unexpected
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