arrant

English - Turkish

Definition of arrant in English Turkish dictionary

kötü şöhret sahibi

kötü şöhretli

adı çıkmış

çok kötü/tam

ady çıkmış

baştan aşağı

{s} katıksız

Biz hepimiz katıksız düzenbazız. Hiçbirimize inanma. - We are arrant knaves, all. Believe none of us.

kötü şohret sahibi olan

{s} son derece

arrantly kötü bir şekilde

{s} çok kötü

Related Terms

arrant nonsense

saçmalığın dik alâsı

arrantly

kötü bir şekilde

English - English

Definition of arrant in English English dictionary

Alternative spelling of errant

Utter; complete

We are arrant knaves all; believe none of us.

notoriously bad

{a} very bad, vile, notorious, wicked

Notoriously or preëminently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward

Variant of errant

emphasis Arrant is used to emphasize that something or someone is very bad in some way. That's arrant nonsense. an arrant coward. = unmitigated. used to emphasize how bad something is (errant)

{s} absolute, total; infamous; wandering

Thorough or downright, in a good sense

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense"

Related Terms

arrant(a)

without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers; "an arrant fool"; "a complete coward"; "a consummate fool"; "a double-dyed villain"; "gross negligence"; "a perfect idiot"; "pure folly"; "what a sodding mess"; "stark staring mad"; "a thoroughgoing villain"; "utter nonsense

arrantly

In an arrant manner; utterly, thoroughly, outright

arrantly

{a} shamefully, corruptly, wickedly

arrantly

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

Hyphenation

ar·rant

Turkish pronunciation

ärınt

Synonyms

absolute, blatant, glaring, notorious, out-and-out, unmitigated, unregenerate

Pronunciation

/ˈarənt/ /ˈærənt/

Etymology

[ 'ar-&nt ] (adjective.) 1553. Alteration of errant, due to use in phrase “arrant thieves” and “arrant knaves”.OED Originally meaning wandering bandits (errant), the term came to be an intensifier due to its use as an epithet.