Noisome Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "RANK" which means:

noun
• • A row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
• • Relative status
• • The ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)
• • Position in a social hierarchy
• • The body of members of an organization or group
adjective satellite
• • Very fertile; producing profuse growth
• • Very offensive in smell or taste
• • Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
• • Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers
• • Growing profusely
verb
• • Take or have a position relative to others
• • Assign a rank or rating to
• • Take precedence or surpass others in rank
adjective
• • Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter (used of negative things).
• • Strong in growth; growing with vigour or rapidity, hence, coarse or gross.
• • Suffering from overgrowth or hypertrophy; plethoric.
• • Causing strong growth; producing luxuriantly; rich and fertile.
• • Strong to the senses; offensive; noisome.
• • Having a very strong and bad taste or odor.
• • Complete, used as an intensifier (usually negative, referring to incompetence).
• • Gross, disgusting.
• • Strong; powerful; capable of acting or being used with great effect; energetic; vigorous; headstrong.
• • Inflamed with venereal appetite; ruttish.
adverb
• • Quickly, eagerly, impetuously.

An example sentence would be:

• • "He achieved the rank of captain in the army."
• • "She holds the highest rank in the company."

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