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mephitic

me·phit·ic [ mə fíttik ] or me·phit·i·cal [ mə fíttik'l ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
foul-smelling: relating to or resembling a poisonous or foul smell ( formal )

[Early 17th century. < late Latin mephiticus "pestilential" < Latin mephitis "foul smell"]

me·phit·i·cal·ly adverb
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