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mephitic

adjective /ˌmɛˈfɪ.tɪk/

  1. Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.

    "I could have borne the sight of his crutch," said she, "but the crutch and the nephew together really oppress me like a mephitic vapour."

Where it comes from

From Latin mephīticus, from mephītis; compare French méphitique.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry mephitic (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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