rankly en · ADV
Etymology
From Middle English rankli, ronkly, from Old English ranclīċe (“showily; boldly”), equivalent to rank + -ly. Cognate with Icelandic rakklega (“boldly; valiantly”).
Meanings
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In a rank manner.
Certainly no pages could seem to the censor more rankly blasphemous.
1907, James George Frazer, Adonis, Attis, Osiris, page 22:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most rankly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more rankly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |