Front | mephitic \muh-FIT-ik\ |
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Back | adjective Poisonous or foul-smelling. [From Latin mephitis (foul smell).] "Jack Black is a sterling example of the actor who starts out seeming like a breath of fresh air, and then turns into something stale, fetid, mephitic, nauseating." - Joe Queenan; Do You Remember When Jack Black Was Funny?; The Guardian (London, UK); Oct 9, 2009. |
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