arrant
adjective/ˈærənt/
/ˈærənt/
[only before noun] (old-fashioned)- used to emphasize how bad something/somebody is
- arrant nonsense
Oxford Collocations DictionaryArrant is used with these nouns:- nonsense
Word OriginMiddle English: variant of errant, originally in phrases such as arrant thief (‘outlawed, roving thief’).Want to learn more?
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