arrant

ar·rant  (rnt)

adj.

Completely such; thoroughgoing: an arrant fool; the arrant luxury of the ocean liner.

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[Variant of errant.]

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arrant·ly adv.

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arrant [ˈærənt]

adj

utter; out-and-out an arrant fool

[a variant of errant (wandering, vagabond); sense developed from its frequent use in phrases like arrant thief (hence: notorious)]

arrantly  adv

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arrant - Means "complete, utter," as in arrant knave, "an extremely untrustworthy individual."

See also related terms for utter.

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

arrant - without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"; "the unadulterated truth" double-dyed, sodding, utter, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, staring, perfect, pure, everlasting, consummate, complete, stark, gross unmitigated - not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier; "unmitigated suffering"; "an unmitigated horror"; "an unmitigated lie"

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arrant

adjective total, complete, extreme, absolute, gross, notorious, utter, outright, thorough, infamous, rank, blatant, monstrous, vile, downright, atrocious, out-and-out, flagrant, egregious, unmitigated, undisguised, thoroughgoing, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) That's the most arrant nonsense I've ever heard.

Translations

arrant [ˈærənt] ADJ (frm) [knave, liar etc] → consumado
arrant nonsense → puro disparate m

arrant [ˈærənt] adj
He's talking arrant nonsense → Il raconte vraiment n'importe quoi.

arrant

adj → Erz-; arrant coward → Erzfeigling m; arrant nonsense → barer Unsinn

arrant [ˈærənt] adj arrant nonsense → colossali sciocchezze fpl