arrant
adjective
[ ˈar(ə)nt ]
• complete, utter.
• "what arrant nonsense!"
Similar:
utter,
downright,
thoroughgoing,
absolute,
complete,
thorough,
through and through,
total,
unmitigated,
outright,
out-and-out,
real,
perfect,
consummate,
surpassing,
sheer,
rank,
pure,
unqualified,
inveterate,
positive,
undiluted,
unalloyed,
unadulterated,
in every respect,
unconditional,
blatant,
flagrant,
overt,
naked,
barefaced,
brazen,
full-bore,
deep-dyed,
right,
fair,
right-down,
Origin:
Middle English: variant of errant, originally in phrases such as arrant thief (‘outlawed, roving thief’).
