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Arrant   /ˈærənt/   Listen
adjective
Arrant  adj.  
1.
Notoriously or preeminently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward. "I discover an arrant laziness in my soul."
2.
Thorough or downright, in a good sense. (Obs.) "An arrant honest woman."





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"Arrant" Quotes from Famous Books



... time there had been a feud between Pritchard and another man of the name of Wynne, a platelayer on the line. The object of their quarrel was the blacksmith's daughter in the neighbouring village—a remarkably pretty girl and an arrant flirt. Both men were madly in love with her, and she played them off one against the other. The night but one before his death Pritchard and Wynne had met at the village inn, had quarrelled in the bar—Lucy, of course, ...
— A Master of Mysteries • L. T. Meade
... with equal truth and grief, That little C—'s an arrant thief, Before the urchin well could go, She stole the whiteness of the snow. And more—that whiteness to adorn, She snatch'd the blushes of the morn; Stole all the softness aether pours On primrose buds in ...
— The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 14, - Issue 403, December 5, 1829 • Various
... the chin.] You're an arrant little Rebel, my dear; but I like you immensely. [Draws up suddenly, with an "Ahem!" Turns to KERCHIVAL.] Colonel West, I leave this dangerous young woman in your charge. [KERCHIVAL approaches.] If she disobeys you in any way, or attempts to escape—read that letter! ...
— Shenandoah - Representative Plays by American Dramatists: 1856-1911 • Bronson Howard
... doctor," he said heartily. "I value that sort of compliment. But I didn't want to go away from here and leave you to think me an arrant coward. The truth is, I shouldn't have been of much use to Mac or to myself. I'm not swimming, this summer, for I was unlucky enough to break my arm, last June, and it's not ...
— Phebe, Her Profession - A Sequel to Teddy: Her Book • Anna Chapin Ray
... head in dismay at such arrant folly. "Young stripling, be warned," he said. "Know what is good for thee. Greek ...
— The Armourer's Prentices • Charlotte Mary Yonge


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