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mephitic

[muh-fit-ik] Origin

me·phit·ic

[muh-fit-ik]
adjective
1.
offensive to the smell.
2.
noxious; pestilential; poisonous.

Origin:
1615–25; < Late Latin mephīticus. See mephitis, -ic

me·phit·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Mephitic is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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World English Dictionary
mephitic or mephitical (mɪˈfɪtɪk)
 
adj
1.  poisonous; foul
2.  foul-smelling; putrid
 
[C17: from Late Latin mephīticus pestilential]
 
mephitical or mephitical
 
adj
 
[C17: from Late Latin mephīticus pestilential]
 
me'phitically or mephitical
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

mephitic
1620s, from L.L. mephiticus, from L. mephitis "noxious vapor" (also personified as a goddess believed to have the power to avert it).
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Medical Dictionary

mephitic me·phit·ic (mə-fĭt'ĭk)
adj.
Having a foul odor; foul-smelling.

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