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mephitic

/məˈfɪtɪk/adjective

उच्चारण मफ़िटिक

दुर्गंधयुक्त, विषैली बदबू वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    formal

    having a very unpleasant smell or poisonous vapour

    दुर्गंधयुक्त, विषैली बदबू वाला

    • A mephitic odour rose from the blocked drain.
    • The mephitic fumes from the factory made people cough.
    • The swamp gave off a mephitic vapour at night.

    Synonyms foul-smelling noxious fetid

    Opposite fragrant sweet-smelling

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

foul-smelling noxious fetid

Antonyms

fragrant sweet-smelling

AaSpelling

me·phit·ic

⌂Word origin and word building

From Latin mephitis, meaning a poisonous gas from the ground.

यह Latin शब्द mephitis से बना है, जिसका अर्थ ज़मीन से निकलने वाली विषैली गैस है।