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ansmachtúil — 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.
  • tyrannical adj Acting like a tyrant; harshly and unfairly controlling.

Senses

ansmachtúil is used for these senses in English:

  • tyrannical (not comparable) Of, or relating to tyranny or a tyrant.
  • tyrannical (comparable) Despotic, oppressive, or authoritarian.

arbitrary — full definition

  1. adj Based on personal choice or chance rather than any clear reason, rule, or system.
  2. 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.

Related Irish words