rampageous


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ram·pa·geous

 (răm-pā′jəs)
adj.
Raging; frenzied: "the hot rampageous horses of my will" (W.H. Auden).
ram·pa′geous·ly adv.
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ram•pa•geous

(ræmˈpeɪ dʒəs)

adj.
violent; unruly; boisterous.
[1815–25]
ram•pa′geous•ly, adv.
ram•pa′geous•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.rampageous - displaying raging violence; often destructive; "the hot rampageous horses of my will"- W.H.Auden
violent - acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity; "a violent attack"; "a violent person"; "violent feelings"; "a violent rage"; "felt a violent dislike"
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