We are arrant knaves, all. Believe none of us.
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Arrant
//ˈæɹ(ə)nt//
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abandonedabjectabsoluteabysmalawfulbadbad applebad seedbalefulbanefulbasecategoriccategoricalchroniccoarsecompleteconsummatecrapcrummydark
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nideringnidingnithingno-goodobviousodiousout-and-outoutrightpatentpatheticpeakpeccaminouspellucidperfectperniciousplain as dayplain as porridgeplain to seeprima facieproper
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noisomenotablenoticeablenotoriousobnoxiousobtrusiveodiousoffensiveostensibleout-and-outoutrageousoutrightoutstandingoverboldpaltrypeccantperfectpettypitiablepitiful
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One morning, very early, before the sun was up, I rose and found the shining dew on every buttercup; But my lazy little shadow, like an arrant sleepy-head, Had stayed at home behind me and was fast asleep in bed.
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This is the type of arrant pedantry up with which I will not put.
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an arrant knave arrant nonsense
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