over-ranknessn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈraŋknəs/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvə(r)ˈræŋknəs/

Forms: see over- prefix and rankness n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, rankness n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + rankness n., after over-rank adj.

Now rare.

The quality of being excessively rank.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [noun] > excessive growth

over-rankness1626

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §670 Over-Ranknesse of the Corne; Which they use to remedy, by Mowing it after it is come up; Or putting Sheepe into it.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) I. 81 Wheat, about the latter end of October is best [sowed] because of preventing the over-rankness of it.

1859 H. W. Beecher Plain & Pleasant Talk 123 Even in such springs, might not an over rankness be prevented by pasturing the grain.

1896 J. Burroughs Whitman xxii. 149 What we might expect from his..vivid realism would be an occasional over-rankness or grossness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	over-rankness
释义	over-ranknessn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈraŋknəs/, U.S. /ˌoʊvə(r)ˈræŋknəs/ Forms: see over- prefix and rankness n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, rankness n. Etymology: < over- prefix + rankness n., after over-rank adj. Now rare. The quality of being excessively rank. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > defined by good growth > [noun] > excessive growth over-rankness1626 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §670 Over-Ranknesse of the Corne; Which they use to remedy, by Mowing it after it is come up; Or putting Sheepe into it. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry (1721) I. 81 Wheat, about the latter end of October is best [sowed] because of preventing the over-rankness of it. 1859 H. W. Beecher Plain & Pleasant Talk 123 Even in such springs, might not an over rankness be prevented by pasturing the grain. 1896 J. Burroughs Whitman xxii. 149 What we might expect from his..vivid realism would be an occasional over-rankness or grossness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1626
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