Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats; rank.
- adjective Repugnant; nasty.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Rankly offensive to the senses; having a tainted smell or taste; fetid or soured from chemical change.
- Repulsive to the moral sense; disgusting; loathsome.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Being
rank in taste or smell. - adjective
offensive
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
- adjective smelling of fermentation or staleness
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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But if the expressions of opinion are in rancid tones, then just like the stench of carion, people are turned away.
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But if the expressions of opinion are in rancid tones, then just like the stench of carion, people are turned away.
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But if the expressions of opinion are in rancid tones, then just like the stench of carion, people are turned away.
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But if the expressions of opinion are in rancid tones, then just like the stench of carion, people are turned away.
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But if the expressions of opinion are in rancid tones, then just like the stench of carion, people are turned away.
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But if the expressions of opinion are in rancid tones, then just like the stench of carion, people are turned away.
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But if the expressions of opinion are in rancid tones, then just like the stench of carion, people are turned away.
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But if the expressions of opinion are in rancid tones, then just like the stench of carion, people are turned away.
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But if the expressions of opinion are in rancid tones, then just like the stench of carion, people are turned away.
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But if the expressions of opinion are in rancid tones, then just like the stench of carion, people are turned away.
sonofgroucho commented on the word rancid
There is something intrinsically unpleasant about this word!
January 29, 2008