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View synonyms for arrant
arrant
[ ar-uhnt ]
adjective
- downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
an arrant fool.
Synonyms: flagrant, confirmed, utter, thoroughgoing
- wandering; errant.
arrant
/ ˈærənt /
adjective
- utter; out-and-out
an arrant fool
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Derived Forms
- ˈarrantly, adverb
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Other Words From
- arrant·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of arrant1
C14: a variant of errant (wandering, vagabond); sense developed from its frequent use in phrases like arrant thief (hence: notorious)
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Example Sentences
Few people know that large numbers of the splendid seamen who man our North Sea fishing fleets are arrant Cockneys.
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Knowing Pemberton to be an arrant coward at heart, bully as he was, he did not fear a renewal of the subject from him.
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I wish I could say you are a brave man; but you are an arrant coward: you, the soldier that plans to capture women.
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There are some things so absolutely satisfying that it seems an arrant sacrilege to be discontent and want for more.
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"You'll see that he'll come back an arrant puppy," quoth Michael Howe.
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