Kelime: rank Söyleniş:'ra[ng]k İşlev:adjective Kökeni: Middle English, from Old English ranc overbearing, strong; akin to Old Norse rakkr erect and perhaps to Old English riht right -- more at RIGHT 1 : luxuriantly or excessively vigorous in growth 2 : offensively gross or coarse : FOUL 3obsolete : grown too large 4 a : shockingly conspicuous must lecture him on his rank disloyalty -- David Walden b: OUTRIGHT -- used as an intensive rank beginners 5archaic: LUSTFUL, RUTTISH 6 : offensive in odor or flavor; especially: RANCID 7: PUTRID, FESTERING 8 : high in amount or degree : FRAUGHT synonym see MALODOROUS, FLAGRANT - rank·lyadverb - rank·nessnoun