Dictionaries › English

mephitic

Pronunciation: /ˌmɛˈfɪ.tɪk/

The English word “mephitic” has 1 meaning listed here.

adjective

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

Etymology

From Latin mephīticus, from mephītis; compare French méphitique.

Keep exploring: in the interactive dictionary every word of a definition is a link. Open “mephitic” there

More English words

About this dictionary

The English dictionary on Glottosphere has 650,529 entries with a page. Browse the English dictionary.

Definitions are from Wiktionary, extracted by Kaikki.org, and are available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.