RANCIDLY

Etymology

Adverb

rancidly (comparative more rancidly, superlative most rancidly)

In a rancid manner.

Source: Wiktionary


Ran"cid*ly, adv.

Definition: In a rancid manner.

RANCID

Ran"cid, a. Etym: [L. rancidus, fr. rancere to be rancid or rank.]

Definition: Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


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