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mephitically

/mɪˈfɪtɪkli/

mephitically adverb: in a mephitic manner.

Adverb

mephitically (comparative more mephitically, superlative most mephitically)

  1. In a mephitic manner.
    • There was a hissing sound, almost drowned out by the creature's single shrill scream of agony, and a small cloud of steam rose mephitically from the thing's face as it pitched to the floor.1971, Brian Lumley, Rising with Surtsey

Forms of mephitically

comparativemore mephitically
superlativemost mephitically

Origin of mephitically

From mephitical + -ly.

Questions about mephitically

What does mephitically mean?
Mephitically means in a mephitic manner.
What part of speech is mephitically?
Mephitically is an adverb.
How do you pronounce mephitically?
Mephitically is pronounced /mɪˈfɪtɪkli/.

Words near mephitically in the dictionary

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

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