Associations to the word «Rancid»

Wiktionary

RANCID, adjective. Being rank in taste or smell.
RANCID, adjective. Offensive

Dictionary definition

RANCID, adjective. (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon".
RANCID, adjective. Smelling of fermentation or staleness.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats