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Antonyms for rancid

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ran-sid
Phonetic Transcription : ˈræn sɪd

Definition of rancid

Origin :
  • 1640s, from Latin rancidus "rank, stinking, offensive" (also source of Italian rancido, Spanish rancio), from rancere "be spoiled or rotten," of unknown origin. German ranzig is from French rancide. Related: Rancidness.
  • adj rotten, strong-smelling
Example sentences :
  • The rancid smell of bedding struck his sensitive nostrils from within.
  • Extract from : « In Happy Valley » by John Fox
  • The smell of hot, rancid grease struck him like a solid wall.
  • Extract from : « The Coffin Cure » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • It smelled as if it had been boiling three weeks in a rancid pot.
  • Extract from : « The Coffin Cure » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • A pity that he goes about so unclean, smelling of rancid sanctity!
  • Extract from : « Luna Benamor » by Vicente Blasco Ibez
  • It proved to be dried beans and corn cooked with rancid tallow!
  • Extract from : « Early Western Travels 1748-1846 » by Various
  • There were chuckles from the shadows that sucked in and exhaled the rancid air.
  • Extract from : « Gladiator » by Philip Wylie
  • It may be rancid, smoked, or otherwise unfit for kitchen use.
  • Extract from : « Housekeeping in Old Virginia » by Marion Cabell Tyree
  • Even yet a tiny warning came as he sniffed their rancid, noxious aura.
  • Extract from : « Bannertail » by Ernest Thompson Seton
  • There was an odor of rancid butter, spilled wine, and paraffin oil.
  • Extract from : « Serge Panine, Complete » by Georges Ohnet
  • Already the air of the crowded chamber was choky with heat and rancid with smell.
  • Extract from : « Back Home » by Irvin S. Cobb

Synonyms for rancid

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