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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11668 COCA: 8704

rampant

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
rampant /ˈræmpənt/ adjective
rampant
/ˈræmpənt/
adjective
Learner's definition of RAMPANT
[more rampant; most rampant]
usually disapprovingused to describe something that is very common or that is spreading very quickly and in a way that is difficult to control难以遏制的;猖獗的;肆虐的
: growing quickly and in a way that is difficult to control(植物)过于繁茂的,疯长的

— rampantly

adverb
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11668 COCA: 8704

rampant

adjective

ram·​pant ˈram-pənt How to pronounce rampant (audio)
 also  -ˌpant
1
a
: rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended
b
: standing on one hind foot with one foreleg raised above the other and the head in profile
used of a heraldic animal
2
a
: marked by a menacing wildness, extravagance, or absence of restraint
rampant rumors
b
: profusely widespread
rampant weeds
rampantly adverb

Illustration of rampant

Illustration of rampant
  • a lion rampant

Example Sentences

a weed that's rampant in this area the mayor promised to put a stop to the rampant crime that plagued the city
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English rampaunt, rampand, borrowed from Anglo-French rampant "crawling, rampant (in heraldry)," from present participle of ramper "to climb, rear up on the hind legs, creep" — more at ramp entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of rampant was in the 14th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 11668 COCA: 8704

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