Miasmic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /maɪˈæzmɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Miasmic is an adjective meaning Filled with miasma; containing noxious vapors.
Meaning
Filled with miasma; containing noxious vapors.
More Meanings
- Composed of or resembling vapors.
Example Sentences
Such experiences were unlike dreams, or any of the miasmic apparitions that arise in the natural psyche, below the mind.
Will thought of the shadowy miasmic forest they would all soon move into, a way of living that was an inversion of all their values.
Claire and I met Mr. and Mrs. M., “Phil ‘n’ Irene,” one delicious day months ago when we looked over the fence and were assaulted by miasmic wafts of smoke and a happy holler from Mr. M. wearing a dinner’s on apron.
Synonyms for miasmic
Depending on context, synonyms include malodorous, vaporous, cloudy, mephitic, miasmal.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mephitic, malodorous, vaporous, cloudy, miasmalike, dampish.
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