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mephitical

mephitical is the alternative form of mephitic.

Meaning of mephitic

Adjective

mephitic (comparative more mephitic, superlative most mephitic)

  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."1842, [anonymous collaborator of Letitia Elizabeth Landon], chapter LXI, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, pages 151–152

Forms of mephitical

comparativemore mephitical
superlativemost mephitical

Words formed from mephitical

Questions about mephitical

What is mephitical the alternative form of?
Mephitical is the alternative form of mephitic.

Words near mephitical in the dictionary

  1. mephitic
  2. mephitic acid
  3. mephitic air
  4. mephitic toad
  5. mephitic toads
  6. mephitical
  7. mephitically
  8. mephitid
  9. mephitids
  10. mephitine
  11. mephitines

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