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''rancid'' ▫ᴱᴺ｜Definition｜1st｜20260331180822-00-⌔
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Adjective
rancid (comparative more rancid, superlative most rancid)
- (of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell.
- ✤ The house was deserted, with a rancid half-eaten meal still on the dinner table.
- Offensive. Unpleasant.
- ✤ Her remarks were rancid; everyone got up and left.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin rancidus (“stinking, rank, rancid, offensive”).
Pronunciation
- (without æ-raising) IPA: /ˈɹænsɪd/
- Audio (Southern England): 🔊
- (æ-raising) IPA: /ˈɹeə̯nsɪd/, /ˈɹɛə̯nsɪd/
- Hyphenation: ran‧cid
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