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rancidus

rancidus, stinking, rank, rancid

rancĭdus, a, um, adj. [ranceo, rancens], stinking, rank, rancid.
  • I Lit.: cadavera, Lucr. 6, 1155: aper, Hor. S. 2, 2, 89.—
  • II Trop., disgusting, loathsome, offensive: aspectus, Plin. 22, 22, 46, § 92.—Comp.: quid rancidius, quam, etc., Juv. 6, 185. — Sup. does not occur.— Adv.: rancĭdē, nauseously, disgustingly: ficta verba, Gell. 18, 11, 2; 18, 8, 1.

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