Both Uses of
rancid
in
The Lords of Discipline
- "North Charleston has such an odor," Tradd said, wrinkling his handsome nose, testing the rancid air as if it were infected.†
Chpt 3.24 *
- As Pig opened the trunk I breathed in the rancid smell of cheap rubber.†
Chpt 4.36
Definitions:
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(1)
(rancid) bad -- most directly referring to the smell of oils or fats that have decomposed because they are not fresh enough, but metaphorically the word can refer to anything considered bad
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, rancid can reference anything that is repugnant or offensive -- such as disgusting comments.