arrant
[ ar-uhnt ]
/ ˈær ənt /
adjective
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious: an arrant fool.
wandering; errant.
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Origin of arrant
1350–1400; Middle English, variant of errant
SYNONYMS FOR arrant
OTHER WORDS FROM arrant
ar·rant·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH arrant
arrant errantWords nearby arrant
arraignment, arran, arrange, arrangement, arrangements, arrant, arras, arrau, array, arrayal, arrearage
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British Dictionary definitions for arrant
arrant
/ (ˈærənt) /
adjective
utter; out-and-outan arrant fool
Derived forms of arrant
arrantly, adverbWord 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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