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growing thickly and vigorously<covered with trumpet vines so rank you couldnʼt see the trellis beneath them>Synonymslush, luxuriant, prosperous, rampant, weedyRelated Wordslavish, profuse; overgrown, overrun; close, dense, thickNear Antonymsdormant; blighted, stuntedAntonymssparse
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having an unpleasant smell<Mr. Pinfold and his rank cigars usually send me running for fresh air>— see malodorous
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very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad<the article about fairy tales was full of rank errors, such as a reference to “Cinderella biting into the poisoned apple”>— see egregious
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