Both Uses of
arbitrary
in
Tender is the Night
- I kept arguing with him that he was not really pushing out the extension of the human range—it was too arbitrary.
Chpt 2.1 *arbitrary = based on chance or impulse
- There were now no more plans than if Dick had arbitrarily made some indissoluble mixture, with atoms joined and inseparable; you could throw it all out but never again could they fit back into atomic scale.
Chpt 2.9arbitrarily = in a manner based on chance or impulse
Definition:
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(arbitrary) based on chance or impulse (rather than upon reasoning, consistent rules, or a proper sense of fairness)