Definition of Miasmous

1. unwholesome [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Miasmous

miasma
miasma theory
miasmal
miasmaler
miasmalest
miasmalike
miasmas
miasmata
miasmatic
miasmatical
miasmatist
miasmatists
miasmic
miasmically
miasmology
miasmous (current term)
miasms
miaul
miauled
miauling
miauls
mib
mibefradil
mibs
mibuna
mica
micaceo-calcareous
micaceous
micafungin

Literary usage of Miasmous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1884)
"... and some herds of wild cattle and their half-savage keepers are the only occupants of a fertile but miasmous desert. Melancholy facts are these, ..."

2. Library of Southern Literature by John Calvin Metcalf (1909)
"Serpents writhe to the surface of miasmous streams. Beasts palpitate and grow restless. Men brood, and weary of the loneliness, and long for excitement, ..."

3. The Republican Campaign Textbook by Republican National Committee (U.S.), Republican Congressional Committee (1902)
"... to protect them from the torrential rains and miasmous airs of the region, and to furnish to the sick in hospitals a shield against the burning sun of ..."

4. The Lower South in American History by William Garrott Brown (1902)
"The rank vegetation fairly chokes the A\K earth. Insects buzz and sting and irritate. Serpents writhe to the surface of miasmous streams. ..."

5. Republican Text Book for the Campaign of 1902 by Republican Congressional Committee (1902)
"... to protect them from the torrential rains and miasmous airs of the region, and to furnish to the sick in hospitals a shield against the burning sun of ..."

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