rancid

Adjective Satellite

• (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
  • "rancid butter"
  • "rancid bacon"
• smelling of fermentation or staleness

Adj

• Rank in taste or smell.
• Offensive.

Adjective

• Having a stale, unpleasant odor or taste, typically from decomposition.

Examples

• Her remarks were rancid; everyone got up and left.
• That rancid word choice almost ruined his Scrabble game, but he recovered.
• The house was deserted, with a rancid half-eaten meal still on the dinner table.

Synonyms

sour

Related Words

rancidification, rancidly, rancidness, rancor, RANCIDLY

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