miasmic

 
Pronunciation: /mɪˈazmɪk, mʌɪˈazmɪk/

adjective

literary
  • producing an unpleasant smell; noxious: that peculiarly miasmic atmosphere generated by small boys and adolescent teenagers
  • characterized by a mysterious and unpleasant atmosphere; oppressive: we know the territory, its long and miasmic history

Derivatives

miasmically

adverb