| 单词 | arrant |
| 释义 | arrant (once / 6376 pages) adj The word arrant intensifies. An arrant criminal is one heck of a criminal. Arrant nonsense is total nonsense. Do you struggle for adequate superlatives? If so, you might want to add arrant to your arsenal. It can be used to add emphasis to other words, most often negative words. Arrant rudeness is extreme rudeness. Arrant hypocrisy is very hypocritical. An arrant liar is a world-class liar. Arrant has a meaning similar to complete or utter. Like other intensifiers, arrant turns up the volume on another word. WORD FAMILYarrant: arrantest, arrantly USAGE EXAMPLESNational treasure or arrant hooligan, we can all agree that he was, on that fateful day at least, lost. The Guardian(Oct 10, 2016) Most of his colleagues thought this was arrant nonsense, and argued that polymers were merely looser aggregations of small molecules. Nature(Aug 16, 2016) For one thing it shows just how much arrant nonsense we actually accept in television.” Washington Post(Feb 03, 2016) adj without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers an arrant fool Syn complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, stark, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter unmitigated not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier |
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