miasmatic
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmaɪəzˈmætɪk/
Adjective
miasmatic (comparative more miasmatic, superlative most miasmatic)
- Reeking, oppressing, having the nature of miasma.
- 2015, Alison Matthews David, Fashion Victims: The Damages of Dress Past and Present, →ISBN, page 20:
- In the Renaissance, when disease was thought to be miasmatic, or transmitted by bad air and smells, strongly perfumed gloves were thought to protect the wearer from epidemics.
Derived terms
Translations
having the nature of miasma
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Further reading
- “miasmatic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French miasmatique. Equivalent to miasmă + -atic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mi.asˈma.tik/
Adjective
miasmatic m or n (feminine singular miasmatică, masculine plural miasmatici, feminine and neuter plural miasmatice)
Declension
Declension of miasmatic
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | miasmatic | miasmatică | miasmatici | miasmatice | ||
| definite | miasmaticul | miasmatica | miasmaticii | miasmaticele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | miasmatic | miasmatice | miasmatici | miasmatice | ||
| definite | miasmaticului | miasmaticei | miasmaticilor | miasmaticelor | |||
Further reading
- miasmatic in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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