rampant
violent in action or spirit; raging; furious: a rampant leopard.
growing luxuriantly, as weeds.
in full sway; prevailing or unchecked: a rampant rumor.
(of an animal) standing on the hind legs; ramping.
Heraldry. (of a beast used as a charge) represented in profile facing the dexter side, with the body upraised and resting on the left hind leg, the tail and other legs elevated, the right foreleg highest, and the head in profile unless otherwise specified: a lion rampant.
Architecture. (of an arch or vault) springing at one side from one level of support and resting at the other on a higher level.
Origin of rampant
1Other words for rampant
Other words from rampant
- ramp·ant·ly, adverb
Words Nearby rampant
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How to use rampant in a sentence
With prescription drug abuse rampant in the U.S., New York is taking steps to stop it.
No More Paper Prescriptions: Docs Fight Fraud by Going Electronic | Dale Eisinger | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThey want to take control of New York City schools away from Mayor Bill de Blasio and let privatization run rampant.
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When Booker assumed office, his half-a-million constituents were grappling with high unemployment and rampant poverty.
The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy | Olivia Nuzzi | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWith under-reporting rampant, the real numbers are probably much higher.
In Sierra Leone, the Plague Is Closing in Around Us | Ned Eustace | October 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
And a rampant ache in my head, seconded by a medium-sized gash in the scalp, didn't make for an access of optimism at that moment.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairThe tumult and license which usually characterise a general election were more than ordinarily rampant and intolerant.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanIt is however but a cheap substitute for authority, and belongs of right to a rampant jingoism of a past age.
A Cursory History of Swearing | Julian Sharman"Tommy Atkins" was the rage for the moment, and what may be called "Absent-minded Beggarism" was rampant.
The Relief of Mafeking | Filson YoungThere is no evidence before the Government that a widespread conspiracy is rampant in the West of Ireland.
Is Ulster Right? | Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for rampant
/ (ˈræmpənt) /
unrestrained or violent in behaviour, desire, opinions, etc
growing or developing unchecked
(postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) standing on the hind legs, the right foreleg raised above the left
(of an arch) having one abutment higher than the other
Origin of rampant
1Derived forms of rampant
- rampancy, noun
- rampantly, adverb
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