umpimähkäinen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arbitrary adj Based on personal choice or chance rather than any clear reason, rule, or system.
- haphazard adj Done without any clear plan or order; disorganized and random.
- indiscriminate adjective Done without care to distinguish between different people, things, or situations; random or unselective.
- promiscuous adj Having sexual relationships with many different partners, often casually.
Senses
umpimähkäinen is used for these senses in English:
- arbitrary Determined by impulse rather than reason; often connoting heavy-handedness.
- haphazard Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.
- indiscriminate (of a person) Without care in making distinctions, thoughtless.
- promiscuous Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.
arbitrary — full definition
- adj Based on personal choice or chance rather than any clear reason, rule, or system.
- adj Used, in mathematics and logic, to mean "any one you like" out of all the possibilities — not random in the everyday sense, but unspecified.