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- Dictionarymiasmic/mɪˈazmɪk/
adjective
- 1. producing an unpleasant smell; noxious: literary "that peculiarly miasmic atmosphere generated by small boys and adolescent teenagers"
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1. : a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease. also : a heavy vaporous emanation (see emanation sense 2) or atmosphere. a miasma of tobacco smoke. 2. : an influence or atmosphere that tends to deplete or corrupt. freed from the miasma of poverty Sir Arthur Bryant. the enervating miasma of fear The Times Literary Supplement (London)
A foul-smelling vapor arising from rotting organic matter, formerly thought to cause disease. b. A thick vaporous atmosphere or emanation: wreathed in a miasma of cigarette smoke. [Greek, pollution, stain, from miainein, to pollute .] mi·as′mal, mi′as·mat′ic (mī′əz-măt′ĭk), mi·as′mic (-mĭk) adj.
Definitions of miasmic. adjective. filled with vapor. “ miasmic jungles”. synonyms: miasmal, vaporous, vapourous. cloudy. full of or covered with clouds. adjective. of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution.
Synonyms for MIASMIC: miasmatic, miasmal, slimy, turbid, mucky, muddy, smoky, sooty; Antonyms of MIASMIC: clear, limpid, cloudless, bright, clean, pellucid, unclouded, sunny.
a very unpleasant general feeling or character of a situation or place: After he lost his job, he sank into a miasma of poverty and despair. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of miasma from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of miasma. miasma.
a very unpleasant general feeling or character of a situation or place: After he lost his job, he sank into a miasma of poverty and despair. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. (Definition of miasma from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of miasma. miasma.
May 9, 2024 · miasmic (comparative more miasmic, superlative most miasmic) Filled with miasma; containing noxious vapors.
