RANCID


Meaning of RANCID in English

■ adjective

1》 (of foods containing fat or oil) smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being stale.

2》 highly unpleasant; repugnant.

Derivatives

~ity noun

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

C17: from L. ~us 'stinking'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.