adjective
- complete and utter; used to emphasize how bad something is
Usage: always used before a noun; emphasizes negative qualities
Examples
- That’s arrant nonsense!
- He told an arrant lie about his whereabouts.
- The politician’s arrant hypocrisy was exposed by the media.
- She dismissed his claims as arrant foolishness.
- The company’s arrant disregard for safety led to the accident.
- His arrant cowardice in the face of danger surprised everyone.