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- [rangk]
- /ræŋk/
- /ræŋk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rangk]
- /ræŋk/
Definitions of rankest word
- adjective rankest growing with excessive luxuriance; vigorous and tall of growth: tall rank weeds. 1
- adjective rankest producing an excessive and coarse growth, as land. 1
- adjective rankest having an offensively strong smell or taste: a rank cigar. 1
- adjective rankest offensively strong, as a smell or taste. 1
- adjective rankest utter; absolute: a rank amateur; rank treachery. 1
- adjective rankest highly offensive; disgusting: a rank sight of carnage. 1
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Origin of rankest
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English ranc bold, proud; cognate with Old Norse rakkr straight, bold
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Parts of speech for Rankest
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rankest popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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