Arrantly
downright; thorough; unmitigated; notorious:
an arrant fool.
wandering; errant.
historical examples
you make me feel that i have been driving you—arrantly egotistic.
the dull miss archinard anne douglas sedgwick
twice her lips moved to the verge of speech; yet, caught so arrantly in the act, she was unable to phrase any p-ssing thought.
the little lady of the big house jack london
adjective
utter; out-and-out: an arrant fool
adj.
late 14c., variant of errant (q.v.); at first merely derogatory, “wandering, vagrant;” then (1540s) acquiring a meaning “thoroughgoing, downright, notorious.”
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