miasmic

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Scrabble points
13
Words With Friends
16
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/maɪˈæzmɪk/

Definition of miasmic

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Filled with miasma; containing noxious vapors.
    “Will thought of the shadowy miasmic forest they would all soon move into, a way of living that was an inversion of all their values.”
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adj

  1. Filled with miasma; containing noxious vapors.
    “Will thought of the shadowy miasmic forest they would all soon move into, a way of living that was an inversion of all their values.”
  2. Composed of or resembling vapors.
    “Such experiences were unlike dreams, or any of the miasmic apparitions that arise in the natural psyche, below the mind.”
    “Claire and I met Mr. and Mrs. M., “Phil ‘n’ Irene,” one delicious day months ago when we looked over the fence and were assaulted by miasmic wafts of smoke and a happy holler from Mr. M. wearing a dinner’s on apron.”

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Etymology

From miasma + -ic.

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