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| rank (comparative rank·er, superlative rank·est) |
adjective |
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| Definition: |
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1. utter: of the most extreme and obvious kind
  a rank amateur
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2. foul: foul-smelling or foul-tasting
the rank odor of rotten eggs
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3. too vigorous: describes vegetation that is growing too vigorously
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4.
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slang
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Same as impudent
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used in Black English
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| [ Old English ranc "haughty, full-grown," of uncertain origin: perhaps ultimately from an Indo-European word meaning "to move straight ahead" that is also the ancestor of English right] |
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| rank·ly adverb |
| rank·ness noun |
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