Both Uses of
arbitrary
in
The God of Small Things
- It seemed unnecessarily cruel to make an old man wear a cap sideways like that and arbitrarily re-order the way in which age chose to hang from his chin.
Chpt 4 *arbitrarily = in a manner based on chance or impulse
- Silverfish tunneled through the pages, burrowing arbitrarily from species to species, turning organized information into yellow lace.
Chpt 7
Definition:
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(arbitrary) based on chance or impulse (rather than upon reasoning, consistent rules, or a proper sense of fairness)