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- MEPHITIC Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of MEPHITIC is of, relating to, or resembling mephitis : foul-smelling How to use mephitic in a sentence
- mephitic, adj. n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . .
What is the etymology of the word mephitic? Either (i) a borrowing from French Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin Or perhaps (iii) formed within English, by derivation Etymons: French méphitique; Latin mephiticus; mephitis n , ‑ic suffix
- MEPHITIC | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
MEPHITIC meaning: 1 smelling very bad: 2 smelling very bad: Learn more
- mephitic - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
From this crawling flapping mass of obscene reptilian life came the shocking clamor which filled the air and the mephitic, horrible, musty odor which turned us sick More than that, perhaps the worst thing, was a sort of mephitic fog, moistureless and invisible, that came and went like an exhalation of the arid earth itself
- MEPHITIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
2 meanings: 1 poisonous; foul 2 foul-smelling; putrid Click for more definitions
- MEPHITIC Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
MEPHITIC definition: offensive to the smell See examples of mephitic used in a sentence
- Word of the Day: Mephitic - Joyce Strong
Mephitic Definition: adjective — foul-smelling, noxious, poisonous Often used for gases or vapors, but figuratively it describes something morally toxic, a stench that corrupts the air around it Etymology: From the Latin mephitis (“noxious exhalation, pestilential vapor”), adopted into English in the 17th century to describe poisonous
- Mephitic - definition of mephitic by The Free Dictionary
Define mephitic mephitic synonyms, mephitic pronunciation, mephitic translation, English dictionary definition of mephitic n 1 An offensive smell; a stench 2 A poisonous or foul-smelling gas emitted from the earth me·phit′ic adj me·phit′i·cal·ly adv American Heritage®
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