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arrant
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
arrant
(adjective)
arrant
/
ˈ
erənt/
adjective
arrant
/
ˈ
erənt/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of ARRANT
always used before a noun
[
more arrant; most arrant
]
somewhat old-fashioned + literary
:
of the worst kind
—
used to make a statement more forceful
This is
arrant
[=
utter, complete
] nonsense!
an
arrant
fool
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