mephitic

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/mɪˈfɪtɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(mə fit′ik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
me•phit•ic  (mə fit′ik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. offensive to the smell.
  2. noxious;
    pestilential;
    poisonous.
  • Late Latin mephīticus. See mephitis, -ic
  • 1615–25
me•phit′i•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mephitic /mɪˈfɪtɪk/, mephitical adj
  1. poisonous; foul
  2. foul-smelling; putrid
Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin mephīticus pestilential
'mephitic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
noisome

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