All 3 Uses
arbitrary
in
The Hunger Games
(Edited)
- I arbitrarily punch buttons on the control board and end up hopping from foot to foot as alternating jets of icy cold and steaming hot water assault me.
p. 86.5arbitrarily = based on chance or impulse (rather than understanding)
- Haymitch's directive to immediately find water was not arbitrary.
p. 153.9 *arbitrary = based on chance or impulse
- Nothing Cinna designs is arbitrary.
p. 355.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(arbitrary) based on chance or impulse (rather than upon reasoning, consistent rules, or a proper sense of fairness)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)