arrant

arrant
adj
1. downright, out-and-out, through and through, thorough, thoroughgoing, wholesale, all-out, Inf. flat-out; complete, total, outright, categorical, unequivocal, flat, dead; absolute, utter, profound, rank, gross; sheer, stark, brazen, bold; unmitigated, unqualified, unconditional, incontestable; perfect, positive, consummate, Inf. regular, Inf. plumb, Brit. proper; overt, undisguised, barefaced, unmistakeable, undeniable, evident, unconcealed, patent; pronounced, confirmed.
2. infamous, disreputable, ill-famed; scandalous, disgraceful, shameful, shocking, improper, ignominious, base, low, vile, wicked, foul; flagrant, egregious, glaring, heinous, flagitious, nefarious; atrocious, monstrous, outrageous; unscrupulous, shameless

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  • Arrant — Ar rant, a. [OE. erraunt, errant, errand, equiv. to E. errant wandering, which was first applied to vagabonds, as an errant rogue, an errant thief, and hence passed gradually into its present and worse sense. See {Errant}.] Notoriously or pre[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • arrant — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ utter; complete. DERIVATIVES arrantly adverb. ORIGIN variant of ERRANT(Cf. ↑errantry), originally in phrases such as arrant thief, meaning «outlawed, roving thief» …   English terms dictionary

  • arrant — [ar′ənt, er′ənt] adj. [var. of ERRANT] that is plainly such; out and out; notorious [an arrant fool] arrantly adv …   English World dictionary

  • arrant — I adjective abominable, atrocious, bad, base, blameworthy, contemptible, crass, damnable, despicable, disgraceful, disreputable, egregious, evil, execrable, flagitious, flagrant, foul, heinous, ignominious, immoral, infamous, lawless, low, mean,… …   Law dictionary

  • arrant — (adj.) late 14c., variant of ERRANT (Cf. errant) (q.v.); at first merely derogatory, wandering, vagrant; then (1540s) acquiring a meaning thoroughgoing, downright, notorious …   Etymology dictionary

  • arrant — out and out, *outright, unmitigated …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • arrant — [adj] flagrant absolute, blatant, glaring, notorious, out and out, unmitigated, unregenerate; concepts 401,545,576 …   New thesaurus

  • arrant — [[t]æ̱rənt[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n (emphasis) Arrant is used to emphasize that something or someone is very bad in some way. That s the most arrant nonsense I ve ever heard. ...an arrant coward. Syn: unmitigated …   English dictionary

  • arrant — adj. downright, utter, notorious (arrant liar; arrant nonsense). Derivatives: arrantly adv. Etymology: ME, var. of ERRANT, orig. in phrases like arrant (= outlawed, roving) thief …   Useful english dictionary

  • arrant — [ ar(ə)nt] adjective literary utter; complete: what arrant nonsense! Derivatives arrantly adverb Origin ME: var. of errant, orig. in phrs such as arrant thief ( outlawed, roving thief ) …   English new terms dictionary

  • arrant — adjective Etymology: alteration of errant Date: 14th century being notoriously without moderation ; extreme < we are arrant knaves, all; believe none of us Shakespeare > • arrantly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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