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ARRANTLY

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ar⋅rant

  [ar-uhnt]
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–adjective
1. downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious: an arrant fool.
2. wandering; errant.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME, var. of errant

Related forms:
ar⋅rant⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. thoroughgoing, utter, confirmed, flagrant.
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ar·rant   (ār'ənt)   
adj.  Completely such; thoroughgoing: an arrant fool; the arrant luxury of the ocean liner.

[Variant of errant.]
ar'rant·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

arrant 
c.1386, variant of errant (q.v.), at first merely derogatory, then (1550) acquiring a meaning "thoroughgoing, downright."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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