What does rancid mean?
Rancid means (of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell..
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/ˈɹænsɪd/ · adjective
(of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell..
The house was deserted, with a rancid half-eaten meal still on the dinner table.
Her remarks were rancid; everyone got up and left.
Use rancid when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rancid means (of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell..
Common synonyms include stale, malodorous, sour.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The house was deserted, with a rancid half-eaten meal still on the dinner table.
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