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  • adjective philosophy Without criteria or the use of criteria; undiscerning, arbitrary.

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criterion +‎ -less

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Examples

  • Such fundamental "choice" has been criticized as being criterionless and hence arbitrary.

    Jean-Paul Sartre Flynn, Thomas 2004

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