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rancid

adjective

  1. smelling or tasting unpleasant as a result of being old and stale
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Pronunciation: /ˈɹænsɪd/ / /ˈɹeə̯nsɪd/ / /ˈɹɛə̯nsɪd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin ranceō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin ranciduslbor. English rancid Learned borrowing from Latin rancidus (“stinking, rank, rancid, offensive”).

  1. Rank in taste or smell.

    The house was deserted, with a rancid half-eaten meal still on the dinner table.

  2. Offensive. Unpleasant.

    Her remarks were rancid; everyone got up and left.