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miasmatic

/ˌmaɪəzˈmætɪk/

miasmatic adjective: reeking, oppressing, having the nature of miasma.

Adjective

miasmatic (comparative more miasmatic, superlative most miasmatic)

  1. Reeking, oppressing, having the nature of miasma.
    • In the Renaissance, when disease was thought to be miasmatic, or transmitted by bad air and smells, strongly perfumed gloves were thought to protect the wearer from epidemics.2015, Alison Matthews David, Fashion Victims: The Damages of Dress Past and Present, →ISBN, page 20

Forms of miasmatic

comparativemore miasmatic
superlativemost miasmatic

Words formed from miasmatic

Questions about miasmatic

What does miasmatic mean?
Miasmatic means reeking, oppressing, having the nature of miasma.
What part of speech is miasmatic?
Miasmatic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce miasmatic?
Miasmatic is pronounced /ˌmaɪəzˈmætɪk/.

Words near miasmatic in the dictionary

  1. miasma
  2. miasmal
  3. miasmalike
  4. miasmas
  5. miasmata
  6. miasmatic
  7. miasmatical
  8. miasmatically
  9. miasmatism
  10. miasmatist
  11. miasmatists

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