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Definition
based on chance or impulse (rather than upon reasoning, consistent rules, or a proper sense of fairness)
- 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. 86.5
arbitrarily = based on chance or impulse (rather than understanding)
- Haymitch's directive to immediately find water was not arbitrary.p. 153.9
- Nothing Cinna designs is arbitrary.p. 355.6
There are no more uses of "arbitrary" in The Hunger Games.
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