rankly

English

Etymology

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

Adverb

rankly (comparative more rankly, superlative most rankly)

1. In a rank manner.
   • 1907, James George Frazer, Adonis, Attis, Osiris, page 22:

     Certainly no pages could seem to the censor more rankly blasphemous.

Anagrams

• knarly, Karlyn