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MIASMIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Filled with vapor
Example:
a vaporous bog
Synonyms:
miasmal; miasmic; vaporous; vapourous
Classified under:
Similar:
cloudy (full of or covered with clouds)
Derivation:
miasma (unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution
Synonyms:
mephitic; miasmic
Classified under:
Similar:
ill-smelling; malodorous; malodourous; stinky; unpleasant-smelling (having an unpleasant smell)
Derivation:
miasma (an unwholesome atmosphere)
