ARRANT

arrant. Arrant, a. very bad, vile, notorious, wicked

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Ar″rant (�), a. [[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.]] 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. 2. Thorough or downright, in a good sense.
An arrant honest woman. Burton.