rampant
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pənt adjective
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; ramping.
5.
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.
Related forms
ramp·ant·ly, adverb
Synonyms
3. rife, widespread, unrestrained.
3. rife, widespread, unrestrained.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | unrestrained or violent in behaviour, desire, opinions, etc |
| 2. | growing or developing unchecked |
| 3. | (postpositive) heraldry (of a beast) standing on the hind legs, the right foreleg raised above the left |
| 4. | (of an arch) having one abutment higher than the other |
| [C14: from Old French ramper to crawl, rear; see | |
| 'rampancy | |
| —n | |
| 'rampantly | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
rampant
late 14c., "standing on the hind legs" (as a heraldic lion often does), thus, also, "fierce, ravenous" (late 14c.), from O.Fr. rampant, prp. of ramper "to creep, climb" (see rampage). Sense of "growing without check" (in running rampant), first recorded 1610s, preserves the O.Fr. sense.
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Example sentences
Therefore land-tenure is a source of bitterness and of rampant tribalism encouraged by election fever.
Even though tribal leaders have banned alcohol from their reservation, alcoholism is still rampant.
That's valuable for anyone looking to hedge against the rampant swings of the stock market.
In simple terms, cancer can be described as cell division run rampant.
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