mephitic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution
    miasmic.

WordNet

Me*phit"ic, Me*phit"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Mephitic
  • Mephitical
)
Etymology
L. mephiticus, fr. mephitis mephitis: cf. F. méphitique.
Definitions
  1. Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; as, mephitic exhalations; mephitic regions.
  2. Offensive to the smell; as, mephitic odors.

Webster 1913