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arrant

[ ar-uhnt ]
/ ˈær ənt /
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adjective

downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious: an arrant fool.
wandering; errant.

RELATED WORDS

absolute, blatant, glaring, notorious, out-and-out, unmitigated, unregenerate

Nearby words

arranged, arranged marriage, arrangement, arrangements, arranger, arrant, arrantly, arras, arrau, arrau, claudio, array

Origin of arrant

1350–1400; Middle English, variant of errant
Related formsar·rant·ly, adverb
Can be confusedarrant errant
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British Dictionary definitions for arrant

arrant

/ (ˈærənt) /

adjective

utter; out-and-outan arrant fool
Derived Formsarrantly, adverb

Word Origin for arrant

C14: a variant of errant (wandering, vagabond); sense developed from its frequent use in phrases like arrant thief (hence: notorious)
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Word Origin and History for arrant

arrant

adj.

late 14c., variant of errant (q.v.); at first merely derogatory, "wandering, vagrant;" then (1540s) acquiring a meaning "thoroughgoing, downright, notorious."

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