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Definition: ARBITRARIOUS

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Arbitrary; despotic.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb arbitrariously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(arbitrariously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective arbitrarious.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Arbitrarious" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Arbitrarious \Ar`bi*tra"ri*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression arbitrarius. See Arbitrary.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ARBITRARIOUS

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Arbitrary; despotic.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary [Adjective] (obsolete) Arbitrary; capricious. (references)

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Definition: ARBITRARIOUS

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Arbitrary; despotic.[Websters]
2. Virtually never used base adjective of the rarely used adverb arbitrariously.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(arbitrariously)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective arbitrarious.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ARBITRARIOUS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Arbitrarious \Ar`bi*tra"ri*ous\, adjective. [Latin expression arbitrarius. See Arbitrary.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: ARBITRARIOUS

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster [Adjective] Arbitrary; despotic.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary[Adjective] (obsolete) Arbitrary; capricious. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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