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单词 catarumpant
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catarumpantadj.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Greek κατά , rampant adj.
Etymology: Apparently humorously < ancient Greek κατά (see cata- prefix) + rampant adj., punningly after cat n.1 Perhaps compare also earlier (but rare) rumpant adj.
(humorous): cf. Greek κατά, cat and rampant.Apparently an isolated use.
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1689 T. Plunket Char. Good Commander 49 I hope..Their Cat-like Cause, that lusty Puss is nigh To hanging; notwithstanding that she is So Catarumpant now.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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