MIASMAL

miasmal, miasmic, vaporous, vapourous

(adjective) filled with vapor; “miasmic jungles”; “a vaporous bog”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

miasmal (comparative more miasmal, superlative most miasmal)

Having a noxious atmosphere.

Anagrams

• Lamaism, lamaism

Source: Wiktionary


Mi*as"mal, a.

Definition: Containing miasma; miasmatic.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

26 June 2025

DISPIRITEDLY

(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”


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Coffee Trivia

Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.

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