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rancid

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈɹænsɪd/
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/ˈɹænsɪd/ · /ˈɹeə̯nsɪd/ · /ˈɹɛə̯nsɪd/

Definition of rancid

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Rank in taste or smell.
    “The house was deserted, with a rancid half-eaten meal still on the dinner table.”
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adj

  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.”

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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”).

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