Arrant Definition
ărənt
adjective
arranter, arrantest
Completely such; thoroughgoing.
An arrant fool; the hotel's arrant luxury.
American Heritage
That is plainly such; out-and-out; notorious.
An arrant fool.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of errant.
Wiktionary
Other Word Forms of Arrant
Adjective
Base Form:
arrant
Comparative:
arranter
Superlative:
arrantestOrigin of Arrant
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Alteration of errant. Originally meaning wandering (errant), the term came to be an intensifier due to its use as an epithet, e.g. in the phrases "arrant thieves" and "arrant knaves" (i.e., wandering bandits).
From Wiktionary
Variant of errant
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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