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rancid
[ran-sid]
adjective
having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils.
rancid butter.
(of an odor or taste) rank, unpleasant, and stale.
a rancid smell.
offensive or nasty; disagreeable.
rancid
/ ˈrænsɪd, rænˈsɪdɪtɪ /
adjective
(of butter, bacon, etc) having an unpleasant stale taste or smell as the result of decomposition
(of a taste or smell) rank or sour; stale
Other 51Թ Forms
- rancidly adverb
- rancidness noun
- rancidity noun
- unrancid adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rancid1
Example Sentences
The top of every “WTF” episode is his emotional check-in time, where he sometimes rails against the rancid politics of any moment but usually shares some flash of perceptivity.
"It's an absolutely rancid, horrible smell, and it just burns your throat," says Pauline Claridge who has lived in this part of Rainham for 15 years.
Trump’s tariffs against neighbors Canada and Mexico this week are icing on a rancid cake.
Left too long in that environment, it will eventually turn rancid.
A pungent, fishy rancid odor has been wafting through the coastal air in Los Angeles this week, an unfortunate consequence of beautiful bioluminescent algae that has graced local beaches for a fortnight.
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