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Word: Mephitic
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
early 17th century: from late Latin mephiticus, from mephitis ‘noxious exhalation’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
mɪˈfɪtɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(especially of a gas or vapour) foul-smelling; noxious
Short Definition:foul-smelling
Examples:- the cloud of mephitic vapours lingered above our heads
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