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mephitic

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me·phit·ic  (m-ftk) also me·phit·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
Of, relating to, or resembling mephitis; poisonous or foul-smelling. See Synonyms at poisonous.
me·phiti·cal·ly adv.
mephitic [mɪˈfɪtɪk], mephitical
adj
1. poisonous; foul
2. foul-smelling; putrid
[from Late Latin mephīticus pestilential]
mephitically  adv
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Adj.1.mephitic - of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution
miasmic
ill-smelling, malodorous, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling - having an unpleasant smell
mephitic


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That merry scamp's face whose beaming had so often restored serenity to the priest's sombre physiognomy, was now powerless to melt the gloom which grew more dense every day over that corrupted, mephitic, and stagnant soul.
Notre-Dame de Paris by Hugo, Victor View in context
His little wife, insensible to all appearance, was slung over his great shoulder, and he blundered and thundered up the stair, scrambling and tripping, but carrying himself and her through sheer will-force through that mephitic atmosphere to the haven of temporary safety.
The Poison Belt by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
The air he inhaled was no longer pure, but thick and mephitic, -- he was in prison.
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