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rampageous

[ram-pey-juhs]

ram·pa·geous

[ram-pey-juhs]
adjective
violent; unruly; boisterous.

Origin:
1815–25; rampage + -ous

ram·pa·geous·ly, adverb
ram·pa·geous·ness, noun
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Rampageous is always a great word to know.
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a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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rampage
 
vb
1.  (intr) to rush about in an angry, violent, or agitated fashion
 
n
2.  angry or destructive behaviour
3.  on the rampage behaving violently or destructively
 
[C18: from Scottish, of uncertain origin; perhaps based on ramp]
 
ram'pageous
 
adj
 
ram'pageously
 
adv
 
ram'pageousness
 
n
 
'rampager
 
n

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