Arrant

Pronunciation: /ˈærənt/

Definitions of arrant

adjective complete and utter; thoroughgoing

Example Sentences

A1 The teacher scolded the student for his arrant behavior in class.

A2 She was surprised by his arrant disregard for the rules.

B1 The arrant lies told by the politician were quickly exposed by the media.

B2 The company's arrant negligence led to a major environmental disaster.

C1 His arrant arrogance made it difficult for others to work with him.

C2 The arrant incompetence of the manager eventually led to the company's downfall.

Examples of arrant in a Sentence

formal The judge reprimanded the attorney for making an arrant claim without any evidence.

informal I can't believe he made such an arrant mistake on the project.

slang She's always talking arrant nonsense.

figurative His arrant disregard for the rules eventually caught up with him.

Grammatical Forms of arrant

• past tense: arranted
• plural: arrants
• comparative: more arrant
• superlative: most arrant
• present tense: arrant
• future tense: will be arrant
• perfect tense: have arranted
• continuous tense: is being arrant
• singular: arrant
• positive degree: arrant
• infinitive: to arrant
• gerund: arranting
• participle: arranted

Origin and Evolution of arrant

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'arrant' originated from Middle English, derived from Old French 'arrant' meaning 'notorious, downright'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the meaning of 'arrant' evolved to signify something complete, thorough, or extreme, often used in a negative context to denote something bad or shameful.