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   Arrant , a. [OE. erraunt, errant, errand, equiv. to E. errant wandering, which was first applied to vagabonds, as an errant rogue, an errant thief, and hence passed gradually into its present and worse sense. See Errant.] Notoriously or preëminently bad; thorough or downright, in a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or coward.
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   I discover an arrant laziness in my soul.
   Fuller.
   
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   Thorough or downright, in a good sense. [Obs.]
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   An arrant honest woman.
   Burton.
   
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