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rancid
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  • I could feel The Mother's rancid breath on my neck and hear her cold voice chanting that there was no escape and that she would never let me go.  (source)
    rancid = bad smelling
  • To the college guys in the dorm room with ... and the couch that smelled like rancid beer.  (source)
    rancid = a state of decomposition that smells bad
  • some rancid lard  (source)
    rancid = bad-smelling because it is not fresh
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  • good fat didn't reach the zeks, and the rancid all went into the soup kettle  (source)
    rancid = a state of decomposition of oils or fats such that they smell and taste bad
  • Kate was afraid her own urine had contributed to the rancidness of the air.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-ness" converts an adjective to a noun that means the quality of. This is the same pattern you see in words like darkness, kindness, and coolness.
  • Albert Left Hand was a short, fat man who smelled of rancid mutton tallow.  (source)
    rancid = rotting (smelling bad)
  • No keeping rotten food in the cupboards or leaving rancid dishes in the sink.†  (source)
  • I opened the microwave, and the bottom of it was filled with rancid grease.†  (source)
  • The smell was no longer of fresh vanilla, but of rancid grease.†  (source)
  • Not as rancid as the hallway, still smelling of decay, but somehow sharply metallic.†  (source)
  • The very idea that he and Roland could in any way be on the same side makes him feel like he swallowed something rancid.†  (source)
  • The thrice-daily meals usually consisted of a bowl of broth with a bit of vegetable and a bowl or half bowl of rancid rice, sometimes mixed with barley.†  (source)
  • If my herbs are not fresh enough, if my attention falters, if my will is weak, the draughts go stale and rancid in my hands.†  (source)
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