English Explanatory Dictionary

rankly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adv
  1. In a rank manner.

Word forms

rankly more rankly most rankly

Etymology

From Middle English rankli, ronkly, from Old English ranclīċe (“showily; boldly”), equivalent to rank + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic rakklega (“boldly; valiantly”).

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