English-Thai Dictionary

arrant

ADJ อย่างมาก  อย่าง ที่สุด  yang-mak

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ARRANT

a.[I know not the origin of this word. ] Notorious, in an ill sense; infamous; mere; vile; as an arrant rogue or coward.

 

ARRANTLY

adv. Notoriously, in an ill sense; infamously; impudently; shamefully.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

ARRANT

Ar "rant, a. Etym: [OE. erraunt, errant, errand, equiv. to E. errant wandering, which was first applied to vagabonds, as an errant rogue, an errant thief, and hence passed gradually into its present and worse sense. See Errant. ]

 

Defn: Notoriously or preëminently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward. I discover an arrant laziness in my soul. Fuller.

 

2. Thorough or downright, in a good sense. [Obs. ] An arrant honest woman. Burton.

 

ARRANTLY

ARRANTLY Ar "rant *ly, adv.

 

Defn: Notoriously, in an ill sense; infamously; impudently; shamefully. L'Estrange.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

arrant

ar rant |ˈarənt ˈɛrənt | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] dated complete, utter: what arrant nonsense! ORIGIN Middle English: variant of errant, originally in phrases such as arrant thief ‘outlawed, roving thief. ’

 

Oxford Dictionary

arrant

arrant |ˈar (ə )nt | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] dated complete, utter: what arrant nonsense! DERIVATIVES arrantly adverb ORIGIN Middle English: variant of errant, originally in phrases such as arrant thief (‘outlawed, roving thief ’).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

arrant

arrant adjective what arrant nonsense! utter, complete, total, absolute, downright, outright, thorough, out-and-out, sheer, pure, unmitigated, unqualified; blatant, flagrant.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

arrant

arrant adjective archaic what arrant nonsense! utter, downright, thoroughgoing, absolute, complete, thorough, through and through, total, unmitigated, outright, out-and-out, real, perfect, consummate, surpassing, sheer, rank, pure, unqualified, inveterate, positive, undiluted, unalloyed, unadulterated, in every respect, unconditional; blatant, flagrant, overt, naked, barefaced, brazen; N. Amer. full-bore; informal deep-dyed; Brit. informal right; Austral. /NZ informal fair; rare right-down.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

arrant

ar rant /ǽr (ə )nt /形容詞 ｟けなして やや古 ｠〖名詞 の前で 〗まったくの, この上ない 〈ばかげたことなど 〉.