rampant
/ˈɹæm.pənt/ adjective C2- Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended. · The Vienna riding school displays splendid rampant movement.
- Rearing up, especially on its hind leg(s), with a foreleg raised and in profile.
- Tilted, said of an arch with one side higher than the other, or a vault whose two abutments are located on an inclined plane.
- Unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner. · Weeds are rampant in any neglected garden.
- Rife, or occurring widely, frequently or menacingly. · There was rampant corruption in the city.
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Just beyond were two ancient stone pillars, weather-stained and lichen-blotched, bearing upon their summits a shapeless something which had once been the rampant lion of Capus of Birlstone.
Through meticulously orchestrated captive breeding programs, these facilities actively safeguard vulnerable species whose natural habitats are imperiled by rampant deforestation and climate fluctuations.
Impassioned debates regarding the fates of protagonists echoed through drawing rooms, as speculation ran rampant during the agonizing four-week interludes.
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