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Definition of Miasmic
1. Adjective. Of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution.
Similar to: Ill-smelling, Malodorous, Malodourous, Stinky, Unpleasant-smelling
Derivative terms: Mephitis, Mephitis, Miasma
2. Adjective. Filled with vapor. "A vaporous bog"
Similar to: Cloudy
Derivative terms: Miasma, Miasma, Vapor
Definition of Miasmic
1. Adjective. Filled with miasma; containing noxious vapors. ¹
2. Adjective. Composed of or resembling vapors. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Miasmic
1. miasma [adj] - See also: miasma
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miasmic
Literary usage of Miasmic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Medico-chirurgical Review by James Johnson, Henry James Johnson (1824)
"The miasmic material becomes dissolved or decomposed in ;i free influx of
atmospheric air ; and the purer the air the more readily the dissolution takes ..."
2. Progress and Achievements of the Colored People: Containing the Story of the by Kelly Miller, Joseph R. Gay (1917)
"Typhoid, cholera' and yellow fever are miasmic diseases, but they are also capable
of being carried by human intercourse, infected clothes, polluted water, ..."