arraunt
arraunt is the obsolete form of arrant.
Meaning of arrant
Adjective
arrant (comparative more arrant or arranter, superlative most arrant or arrantest)
- Complete; downright; utter.
- an arrant knave arrant nonsense
- Synonyms:
- out-and-out, unmitigated, abject, frightful, absolute, prize, clean, categoric, categorical, complete
- Very bad; despicable.
- [W]ho ſo forward to accuſe, to debaſe, to revile, to crow-treade an other as the arranteſt fellow in a country?1593, Gabriell Haruey [i.e., Gabriel Harvey], Pierces Supererogation: Or A New Prayse of the Old Asse. A Preparative to Certaine Larger Discourses, Intituled Nashes S. Fame, London: […] Iohn Wolfe...
- Antonyms:
- acceptable, agreeable, all right, amazing, as fine as Dick's hatband, awesome, beatific, bene, blissful, bodacious
Forms of arraunt
| comparative | more arraunt |
|---|---|
| superlative | most arraunt |
Questions about arraunt
- What is arraunt the obsolete form of?
- Arraunt is the obsolete form of arrant.
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