ar·bi·trar·y [ahr-bi-trer-ee] Show IPA adjective, noun, plural ar·bi·trar·ies. adjective 1. subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion: an arbitrary decision. 2. decided by a judge or arbiter rather than by a law or statute. 3. having unlimited power; uncontrolled or unrestricted by law; despotic; tyrannical: an arbitrary government. 4. capricious; unreasonable; unsupported: an arbitrary demand for payment. 5. Mathematics . undetermined; not assigned a specific value: an arbitrary constant. ~~
ca·pri·cious [kuh-prish-uhs, -pree-shuhs] Show IPA adjective 1. subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic: He's such a capricious boss I never know how he'll react. 2. Obsolete . fanciful or witty.
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