mephitic

[ muh-fit-ik ]

/ məˈfɪt ɪk /

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adjective

offensive to the smell.

noxious; pestilential; poisonous.

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Origin of mephitic

From the Late Latin word mephīticus, dating back to 1615–25. See mephitis, -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM mephitic

me·phit·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby mephitic

M.E.P.A., mepacrine, meperidine, Mephibosheth, Mephistopheles, mephitic, mephitis, meprobamate, mEq, Mequon, -mer

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How to use mephitic in a sentence

I routed him out, in the dim mephitic place reeking of sour bedding, and put Petersen in his charge.
Jaffery|William J. Locke
A sluggish stream filled the city with stagnant water from which mephitic vapors arose.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
The illusion will be heightened by characteristic scenery and mephitic exhalations.
Continental Monthly, Vol. I. February, 1862, No. II.|Various
They were in the mephitic cellar, with the two long wooden platforms where the subterranean trains land or load their freights.
A Duet|Arthur Conan Doyle

At last both fell together, the knight being exhausted by the fatigue of the conflict, or by mephitic exhalations.
Mythical Monsters|Charles Gould

British Dictionary definitions for mephitic

mephitic

mephitical

/ (mɪˈfɪtɪk) /

adjective

poisonous; foul

foul-smelling; putrid

Derived forms of mephitic

mephitically, adverb

Word Origin for mephitic

C17: from Late Latin mephīticus pestilential

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mephitic

Origin of mephitic

OTHER WORDS FROM mephitic

Words nearby mephitic

Words related to mephitic

How to use mephitic in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for mephitic

mephitical

Derived forms of mephitic

Word Origin for mephitic