arbitrary

(English)

Din engleza medie arbitrarie, care provine din latină arbitrarius < arbiter.

• AFI: /'ɑːbɪtrəri/ (Anglia)
• AFI: /'ɑːrbɪtrɛri/ (SUA)

arbitrary (comp. more arbitrary, sup. most arbitrary)

1. arbitrar, abuziv

   The decision to use 18 years as the legal age of adulthood was arbitrary, as both age 17 and 19 were reasonable alternatives.

2. capricios
3. (spec.) arbitrat

• 2: heavy-handed

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• arbitrary and capricious

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