Thesaurus / rancid
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History suggests he will stubbornly try to hold on to his rancid reign in any way possible — convincing himself, and as much of the public as he can, that he is still president.
GENE WEINGARTEN: IT AIN’T OVER UNTIL THE FAT MAN SINGSGENE WEINGARTENJANUARY 14, 2021WASHINGTON POST
The Bradfords found that the skin was full of a strong—almost rancid—oil, but the flesh, though rather flavorless, was not bad.
GOLD-SEEKING ON THE DALTON TRAILARTHUR R. THOMPSON
Truffaldino brought him the vessel, examined the expectoration, and found in it a mass of rancid rotten rhymes.
THE MEMOIRS OF COUNT CARLO GOZZI; VOLUME THE FIRSTCOUNT CARLO GOZZI
The steward supplied each mess with a daily allowance of biscuit, pork or beef, and rancid butter.
A HISTORY OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN AND KINGS COUNTY VOLUME IISTEPHEN M. OSTRANDER
It is generally a greasy stew of mutton, soaked with rancid butter and saffron, and seasoned with asafoetida.
MOGREB-EL-ACKSAR. B. CUNNINGHAME GRAHAM
The English girl had milk with her coffee and some slices of bread spread with rancid butter.
OLIVE IN ITALYMORAY DALTON
Rancid, ran′sid, adj. partially decomposed (used of oil or any greasy substance): sour: disgusting.
Slices of potato fried in rancid lard will in a great measure absorb the unpleasant taste.
THE AMERICAN FRUGAL HOUSEWIFELYDIA M. CHILD
Strong, rancid mutton feels spongy, and does not rise again easily, when dented.
THE AMERICAN FRUGAL HOUSEWIFELYDIA M. CHILD
Bad or rancid fat is very liable to alter the character of a sausage for the worse.
WORDS RELATED TO RANCID
- bad
- dank
- disagreeable
- disgusting
- evil-smelling
- feculent
- fetid
- funky
- fusty
- gamy
- graveolent
- gross
- high
- humid
- loathsome
- mephitic
- moldy
- musty
- nasty
- nauseating
- noisome
- noxious
- obnoxious
- off
- offensive
- olid
- pungent
- putrescent
- putrid
- rancid
- reeking
- repulsive
- revolting
- smelly
- sour
- stale
- strong
- strong-smelling
- tainted
- turned
- bad
- bad-smelling
- corroded
- corrupt
- crumbled
- crumbling
- decomposed
- decomposing
- disgusting
- disintegrated
- disintegrating
- fecal
- feculent
- festering
- fetid
- foul
- gross
- infected
- loathsome
- loud
- mephitic
- moldy
- noisome
- noxious
- offensive
- overripe
- perished
- polluted
- purulent
- pustular
- putrescent
- putrid
- putrified
- rancid
- rank
- rotting
- smelling
- sour
- spoiled
- stale
- stinking
- strong
- tainted
- touched
- unsound
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