Rampant

  • 11rampant — I adjective dominant, everywhere, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, ferox, flourishing, growing, irrepressible, overabundant, prevalent, prolific, rife, spreading, superbire, unchecked, uncontrolled, unrestrained, unstopped, widespread, wild II… …

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  • 12rampant — *rank Analogous words: luxuriant, lush, exuberant, *profuse, lavish: immoderate, *excessive, inordinate Contrasted words: *moderate, temperate: restrained, curbed, checked (see RESTRAIN) …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 13rampant — [adj] uncontrolled, out of hand aggressive, blustering, boisterous, clamorous, dominant, epidemic, exceeding bounds, excessive, extravagant, exuberant, fanatical, flagrant, furious, growing, impetuous, impulsive, luxuriant, on the rampage, out of …

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  • 14rampant — ► ADJECTIVE 1) flourishing or spreading unchecked. 2) unrestrained in action or performance. 3) (after a noun ) Heraldry (of an animal) represented standing on its left hind foot with its forefeet in the air. DERIVATIVES rampantly adverb. ORIGIN… …

    English terms dictionary

  • 15RAMPANT — ANTE. adj. Qui rampe. Il se dit Des animaux et des plantes. Animal rampant. Insecte rampant. Plante rampante. Le lierre est rampant. Tige rampante. Des jets rampants.   Il se dit, figurément, De celui qui s abaisse trop devant les gens puissants …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 16rampant — adjective 1 something bad that is rampant, such as crime or disease, is widespread and difficult to control: The country faces famine and rampant disease. | rampant inflation 2 a plant that is rampant grows and spreads uncontrollably: rampant… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17rampant — ram|pant [ˈræmpənt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: , present participle of ramper to climb, crawl ] 1.) if something bad, such as crime or disease, is rampant, there is a lot of it and it is very difficult to control →↑rife, widespread… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 18rampant — adjective 1》 flourishing or spreading unchecked: rampant inflation. 2》 unrestrained in action or performance. 3》 [usu. postposition] Heraldry (of an animal) represented standing on its left hind foot with its forefeet in the air. Derivatives… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 19Rampant — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Rampant peut désigner : Sommaire 1 Architecture 2 Aéronautique …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 20rampant — rampantly, adv. /ram peuhnt/, adj. 1. violent in action or spirit; raging; furious: a rampant leopard. 2. growing luxuriantly, as weeds. 3. in full sway; prevailing or unchecked: a rampant rumor. 4. (of an animal) standing on the hind legs;… …

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