Arbitrary and Short

Arbitrary

Arbitrary adjective - Having or showing a tendency to force one's will on others without any regard to fairness or necessity.

Short and arbitrary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Short" instead an adjective "Arbitrary".

Short

Short adjective - Having relatively little height.

Arbitrary and short are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arbitrary" instead an adjective "Short".

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • Discussed and deconstructed in The Dresden Files short story "Day Off", where Harry complains about the arbitrary diameter of a fireball spell while gaming with the Alphas.
  • Arbitrary Maximum Range: In all the battles, but most noticably during the battle in Saturn orbit it is mentioned that the short-mid range weapons all have ranges.
  • Video Game / Fallout 3 Arbitrary Maximum Range: It's fairly short even by video game standards, and can be very annoying to sniper-type players who could easily make the shot in certain other games.
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