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fetid

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fet⋅id

  [fet-id, fee-tid]
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–adjective
having an offensive odor; stinking.
Also, foetid.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L fētidus, equiv. to fēt- (s. of fētēre to stink) + -idus -id 4

Related forms:
fet⋅id⋅ly, adverb
fet⋅id⋅ness, fe⋅tid⋅i⋅ty, noun

Synonyms:
malodorous, smelly, noisome.
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fet·id   (fět'ĭd, fē'tĭd)   
adj.  Having an offensive odor.

[Middle English, from Latin fētidus, from fētēre, to stink.]
fet'id·ly adv., fet'id·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

fetid 
1599, from L. fetidus "stinking," from fetere "have a bad smell, stink." Perhaps connected with fimus "dung," or with fumus "smoke."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fet·id
Variant: also foet·id /'fet-&d, esp Brit 'fE-tid/
Function: adjective
: having a heavyoffensive smell
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

fetid fet·id (fět'ĭd, fē'tĭd)
adj.
Having an offensive odor.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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