Arbitrary and Silly

Arbitrary

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

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

Silly

Silly adjective - Lacking in seriousness or maturity.

Arbitrary and silly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arbitrary" instead an adjective "Silly".

Nearby Word: silliness

Both words in one sentence

  • And all of these protestations are the equivalent of brigading a Dora The Explorer board and wondering why everything on that show is so silly and arbitrary.
  • Film / The Thing That Couldn't Die For the Mystery Science Theater 3000 version, please go to the episode recap page.Tropes: Arbitrary Skepticism: Aunt Flavia trusts her psychic niece to drowse for water, but when she starts screaming about evil then apparently she's just being silly.
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