arbitrary

a. விதிக்கட்டின்றி, மனப்போக்கான, கொடுங்கோன்மையான, (சட்.) விருப்பப்படியான.

Synonyms

tyrannical harsh dictatorial imperious bearing overbearing selfish absolute irresponsible tyrannous domineering peremptory

Antonyms

mild modest lenient considerate obliging limited equitable constitutional

Ar"bi*tra*ry, a. Etym: [L. arbitrarius, fr. arbiter: cf. F. arbitraire. See Arbiter.] 1. Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment. It was wholly arbitrary in them to do so. Jer. Taylor. Rank pretends to fix the value of every one, and is the most arbitrary of all things. Landor. 2. Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the possession of power. Arbitrary power is most easily established on the ruins of liberty abused licentiousness. Washington. 3. Despotic; absolute in power; bound by no law; harsh and unforbearing; tyrannical; as, an arbitrary prince or government. Dryden. Arbitrary constant, Arbitrary function (Math.), a quantity of function that is introduced into the solution of a problem, and to which any value or form may at will be given, so that the solution may be made to meet special requirements. -- Arbitrary quantity (Math.), one to which any value can be assigned at pleasure.

arbitrary - Similar Words

arbitrarily arbitrator orbitary arborary arbitral arbitratrix parietary orbituary arbitrate arbitrage