willkürlich — meaning in English
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English meaning
- arbitrarily adv In a way that is based on random choice or personal whim rather than any clear reason or system.
- 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.
- haphazardly adv In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.
- indiscriminately adverb Without making careful distinctions; randomly or without selection.
- licentious adj Lacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
- promiscuous adj Having sexual relationships with many different partners, often casually.
Senses
willkürlich is used for these senses in English:
- arbitrarily In an arbitrary manner.
- arbitrary (usually, of a decision) Based on individual discretion or judgment; not based on any objective distinction, perhaps even made at random.
- arbitrary Determined by impulse rather than reason; often connoting heavy-handedness.
- at random Randomly, haphazardly.
- haphazard Random; chaotic; incomplete; not thorough, constant, or consistent.
- haphazardly In a haphazard manner; in a random, chaotic, and incomplete manner.
- indiscriminately In an indiscriminate manner.
- licentious Disregarding accepted rules.
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.