Rank - conspicuously and outrageously lousy or reprehensible; "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a obtrusive mistake"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery" rank - finish and with no restriction or qualification; from time to time utilized informally as intensifiers; "complete liberty"; "an complete dimwit"; https://rsac.org