MIASMIC


Meaning of MIASMIC in English

(ˈ)mī|azmik, (ˈ)mē|- adjective

Etymology: miasma + -ic

1. : of, relating to, or like a miasma : caused by miasma : producing a miasma : characterized by miasma

rubber plantations of the miasmic jungle — Robert Littell

2. : foully contagious : noxious , mephitic

a clamorous square mile of plants and pens that spread a miasmic stench — Newsweek

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