The difference between Malodorous and Rank

When used as adjectives, malodorous means having a bad odor, whereas rank means strong of its kind or in character.

Rank is also noun with the meaning: a row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"].

Rank is also adverb with the meaning: quickly, eagerly, impetuously.

Rank is also verb with the meaning: to place abreast, or in a line.

check bellow for the other definitions of Malodorous and Rank

  1. Malodorous as an adjective:

    Having a bad odor.

    Examples:

    "There were tons of malodorous garbage bags outside her house."

  2. Malodorous as an adjective (figuratively):

    Highly improper.

  1. Rank as an adjective:

    Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things).

    Examples:

    "'rank treason"

    "'rank nonsense"

  2. Rank as an adjective:

    Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.

    Examples:

    "'rank grass"

    "'rank weeds"

  3. Rank as an adjective:

    Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric.

  4. Rank as an adjective:

    Causing strong growth; producing luxuriantly; rich and fertile.

    Examples:

    "'rank land"

    "rfquotek Mortimer"

  5. Rank as an adjective:

    Strong to the senses; offensive; noisome.

  6. Rank as an adjective:

    Having a very strong and bad taste or odor.

    Examples:

    "Your gym clothes are rank, bro – when'd you last wash 'em?"

  7. Rank as an adjective:

    Complete, used as an intensifier (usually negative, referring to incompetence).

    Examples:

    "I am a rank amateur as a wordsmith."

  8. Rank as an adjective (informal):

    Gross, disgusting.

  9. Rank as an adjective (obsolete):

    Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.

  10. Rank as an adjective (obsolete):

    Inflamed with venereal appetite.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  1. Rank as an adverb (obsolete):

    Quickly, eagerly, impetuously.

  1. Rank as a noun:

    A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers [the corresponding term for the perpendicular columns in such a pattern is "file"].

    Examples:

    "The front rank kneeled to reload while the second rank fired over their heads."

  2. Rank as a noun (music):

    In a pipe organ, a set of pipes of a certain quality for which each pipe corresponds to one key or pedal.

  3. Rank as a noun:

    One's position in a list sorted by a shared property such as physical location, population, or quality

    Examples:

    "Based on your test scores, you have a rank of 23."

    "The fancy hotel was of the first rank."

  4. Rank as a noun:

    The level of one's position in a class-based society

  5. Rank as a noun:

    a hierarchical level in an organization such as the military

    Examples:

    "Private First Class (PFC) is the lowest rank in the Marines."

    "He rose up through the ranks of the company from mailroom clerk to CEO."

  6. Rank as a noun (taxonomy):

    a level in a scientific taxonomy system

    Examples:

    "Phylum is the taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class."

  7. Rank as a noun (linear algebra):

    Maximal number of linearly independent columns (or rows) of a matrix.

  8. Rank as a noun (mathematics):

    The dimensionality of an array or tensor.

  9. Rank as a noun (mathematics):

    The size of any basis of a given matroid.

  10. Rank as a noun (chess):

    one of the eight horizontal lines of squares on a chessboard (i.e., those identified by a number). The analog vertical lines are the files.

  11. Rank as a noun (typically in the plural):

    A category of people, such as those who share an occupation.

  1. Rank as a verb:

    To place abreast, or in a line.

  2. Rank as a verb:

    To have a ranking.

    Examples:

    "Their defense ranked third in the league."

  3. Rank as a verb:

    To assign a suitable place in a class or order; to classify.

  4. Rank as a verb (US):

    To take rank of; to outrank.

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