arrant

• Veraltetes, verstärkendes Adjektiv, das etwas als vollständig, absolut oder äußerst in negativem Sinne beschreibt (z. B. arrant nonsense — völliger Unsinn).

An old-fashioned, emphatic adjective used to describe something as complete, utter, or extreme in a negative sense (e.g., arrant nonsense).

1. Complete or utterC2formalbritish

   Used to emphasize that something is extreme or absolute, often in a negative sense.

   Vollkommen oder absolut

   • He is an arrant fool for believing such lies.
   • That statement is arrant nonsense.
   • She accused him of arrant hypocrisy.

   Synonymeabsoluteblatantcompleteflagrantgrossoutrightranksheerthoroughtotalunmitigatedutter

   Antonymemoderatepartialslight