(adj) without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers, Syn. gross, consummate, sodding, thoroughgoing, complete, pure, staring, utter, double-dyed, stark, unadulterated, perfect, everlasting, Example:an arrant fool; a complete coward; a consummate fool; a double-dyed villain; gross negligence; a perfect idiot; pure folly; what a sodding mess; stark staring mad; a thoroughgoing villain; utter nonsense; the unadulterated truth