3rank adjective
1 [more rank; most rank] : having a strong, unpleasant smell
▪ the rank [=foul] smell of the alley ▪ a rank odor 2 a [more rank; most rank] : very bad and obvious
▪ His rank [=flagrant] dishonesty makes it impossible to trust him. ▪ rank [=glaring] hypocrisy
b always used before a noun : complete or total
▪ You can't expect a rank beginner like her to know all the rules of the game. 3 of plants : growing too quickly and over too much land
▪ rank weeds
▪ the rank [=foul] smell of the alley ▪ a rank odor
▪ His rank [=flagrant] dishonesty makes it impossible to trust him. ▪ rank [=glaring] hypocrisy
b always used before a noun : complete or total
▪ You can't expect a rank beginner like her to know all the rules of the game.
▪ rank weeds
