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rampancy

[ ram-puhn-see ]
/ ˈræm pən si /
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noun
a rampant condition or position.
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Origin of rampancy

First recorded in 1655–65; ramp(ant) + -ancy

Words nearby rampancy

Ramos-Horta, ramous, ramp, rampage, rampageous, rampancy, rampant, rampart, rampasture, ramp down, Ramphal
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Words related to rampancy

braggadocio, bravado, swagger, ability, exemption, flexibility, immunity, opportunity, power, privilege, right, acrimony, energy, ferocity, frenzy, furor, indignation, intensity, ire, madness

How to use rampancy in a sentence

  • He was settling down to what he had made himself; no virtue could claim a share in the diminished rampancy of his vices.

    There and Back|George MacDonald
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