rancid
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin rancidus (“stinking, rank, rancid, offensive”), from ranceō (“to stink”) (sense in Middle Latin), from whence also English rancor, in Latin used only in present participle rancens (“stinking”).
[edit] Adjective
rancid (comparative more rancid, superlative most rancid)
- Being rank in taste or smell.
- The house was deserted, with a rancid half-eaten meal still on the dinner table.
- offensive
- His remarks were rancid; everyone got up and left.
[edit] Usage notes
- Nouns to which "rancid" often gets applied: food, butter, meat, milk, fat, oil, smell, odor, taste.
[edit] Translations
being rank in taste or smell
rancid — see offensive
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[edit] External links
- rancid in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- rancid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- rancid at OneLook Dictionary Search
