fetid
or foet·id
[ fet-id, fee-tid ]
adjective
having an offensive odor; stinking.
Origin of fetid
1Other words for fetid
Other words from fetid
- fet·id·ly, adverb
- fet·id·ness, fe·tid·i·ty, noun
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How to use fetid in a sentence
Apparently they are intoxicated with fetidity, as was Bull when he rolled on the putrid body of a mole.
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British Dictionary definitions for fetid
fetid
foetid
/ (ˈfɛtɪd, ˈfiː-) /
adjective
having a stale nauseating smell, as of decay
Origin of fetid
1C16: from Latin fētidus, from fētēre to stink; related to fūmus smoke
Derived forms of fetid
- fetidly or foetidly, adverb
- fetidness or foetidness, noun
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