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rancid

[ ran-sid ]

adjective

  1. having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition, especially of fats or oils:

    rancid butter.

  2. (of an odor or taste) rank, unpleasant, and stale:

    a rancid smell.

  3. offensive or nasty; disagreeable.


rancid

/ 藞r忙ns瑟d; r忙n藞s瑟d瑟t瑟 /

adjective

  1. (of butter, bacon, etc) having an unpleasant stale taste or smell as the result of decomposition
  2. (of a taste or smell) rank or sour; stale
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • rancidity, noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of rancid1

1640鈥50; < Latin rancidus rank, stinking, equivalent to ranc ( 脓谤别 ) to be rotten + -idus -id 4
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of rancid1

C17: from Latin rancidus rank, from ranc脓谤别 to stink
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"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.

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Trump鈥檚 tariffs against neighbors Canada and Mexico this week are icing on a rancid cake.

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Left too long in that environment, it will eventually turn rancid.

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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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Perhaps Robinson's big mistake is refusing to own his rancid commentary.

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