MEPHITIC


Meaning of MEPHITIC in English

[ mɪ'fɪtɪk ]

■ adjective literary (especially of a gas or vapour) foul-smelling.

Origin

C17: from late L. ~us , from mephitis 'noxious exhalation'.

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