arbitrary

engleză

(English)

Etimologie

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

Pronunție

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

Adjectiv

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

Sinonime

• 2: heavy-handed

Cuvinte apropiate

• arbit
• arbiter
• arbitrable
• arbitrage
• arbitrarily
• arbitrariness
• arbitrate
• arbitration
• arbitrator

Expresii

• arbitrary and capricious

Referințe

• Dictionary.com
• Wiktionary