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mephitic
[ muh-fit-ik ]
/ məˈfɪt ɪk /
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adjective
offensive to the smell.
noxious; pestilential; poisonous.
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OTHER WORDS FROM mephitic
me·phit·i·cal·ly, adverbWords nearby mephitic
M.E.P.A., mepacrine, meperidine, Mephibosheth, Mephistopheles, mephitic, mephitis, meprobamate, mEq, Mequon, -mer
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British Dictionary definitions for mephitic
mephitic
mephitical
/ (mɪˈfɪtɪk) /
adjective
poisonous; foul
foul-smelling; putrid
Derived forms of mephitic
mephitically, adverbWord Origin for mephitic
C17: from Late Latin mephīticus pestilential
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