miasmatic

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English[edit]

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  • IPA(key): /ˌmaɪəzˈmætɪk/

Adjective[edit]

miasmatic (comparative more miasmatic, superlative most miasmatic)

  1. Reeking, oppressing, having the nature of miasma.
    • 2015, Alison Matthews David, Fashion Victims: The Damages of Dress Past and Present, →ISBN, page 20:
      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.

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  • miasmatic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French miasmatique. Equivalent to miasmă +‎ -atic.

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miasmatic m or n (feminine singular miasmatică, masculine plural miasmatici, feminine and neuter plural miasmatice)

  1. miasmatic

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