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ran·cid
 rancid
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- pronunciation:
- raen
sihd
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
having an unpleasant odor or taste because of the spoilage of fats or oils; stale.
The butter became rancid.- synonyms:
- foul, rank, sour
- antonyms:
- fresh, sweet
- similar words:
- fetid, fusty, malodorous, noisome, putrid, reeking, rotten, stale, stinking
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| definition 2: |
unpleasant or offensive.
a rancid taste- synonyms:
- disgusting, distasteful, noisome, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, unpleasant
- similar words:
- foul, nasty, putrid, rank, rotten, stinking
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| related words: |
bad, foul, mawkish, sour |
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| derivations: |
rancidity (n.), rancidness (n.) |
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