mi·as·mic \(ˈ)mī|azmik, (ˈ)mē|-\adjective Etymology:miasma + -ic 1.: of, relating to, or like a miasma : caused by miasma : producing a miasma : characterized by miasma < rubber plantations of the miasmic jungle — Robert Littell > 2.: foully contagious : noxious, mephitic < a clamorous square mile of plants and pens that spread a miasmic stench — Newsweek >