Of the nature of, or infested with, exhalations or (noxious) vapours; vaporous, foggy, misty. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > matter > gas > [adjective] > of the nature of fumes or vapour > of or relating to or of nature of noxious vapour (15) dampish1577 Of the nature of, or infested with, exhalations or (noxious) vapours; vaporous, foggy, misty. Obsolete. dampy1600 Full of, or of the nature of (noisome or gloomy) vapour or mist; foggy. Obsolete. mephitic1623 Esp. of a gas or vapour: offensive to the smell, foul-smelling; noxious, poisonous, pestilential. Also figurative. Now archaic and literary. damp1637 Of the nature of, or belonging to, a ‘damp’ or noxious exhalation: see damp, n.1 1. Obsolete. mephitical1704 = mephitic, adj. mephitized1794 mephitic. miasmic1822 = miasmal, adj. miasmal1832 Of, relating to, or consisting of miasma; producing or containing noxious vapour or effluvia. Frequently figurative. miasmatic1835 Relating to, containing, or of the nature of a miasma; caused by noxious or infectious vapour. Also figurative. miasmatical1855 = miasmatic, adj. miasmatous1861 Designating or generating miasmal vapours. miasmous1884 = miasmal, adj. Subcategories:— not breathable (of gas) (1) — containing inflammable gas (1) — altering the mind (1) |
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