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Arbitrary

Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.

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Absolute 84% connected

Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promis…

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Absolute 84% connected

Loosed from any limitation or condition; uncontrolled; unrestricted; unconditional; as, absolute authority, monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promis…

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Capricious 84% connected

Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable.

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Capricious 84% connected

Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly; freakish; whimsical; changeable.

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Discretional 84% connected

Alt. of Discretionary

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Discretional 84% connected

Alt. of Discretionary

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Discretionary 84% connected

Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers.

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Discretionary 84% connected

Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers.

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Impulsive 84% connected

Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.

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Impulsive 84% connected

Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an impulse; moving; impellent.

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Whimsical 84% connected

Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish.

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Whimsical 84% connected

Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim; having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish.

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Flightiness 74% connected

The state or quality of being flighty.

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Flightiness 74% connected

The state or quality of being flighty.

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