fetid
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ɪd, ˈfi adjective
having an offensive odor; stinking.
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fetid or foetid (ˈfɛtɪd, ˈfiː-, ˈfɛtɪd, ˈfiː-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| having a stale nauseating smell, as of decay | |
| [C16: from Latin fētidus, from fētēre to stink; related to fūmus smoke] | |
| foetid or foetid | |
| —adj | |
| [C16: from Latin fētidus, from fētēre to stink; related to fūmus smoke] | |
| 'fetidly or foetid | |
| —adv | |
| 'foetidly or foetid | |
| —adv | |
| 'fetidness or foetid | |
| —n | |
| 'foetidness or foetid | |
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Word Origin & History
fetid
1590s, from L. fetidus, foetidus "stinking," from fetere "have a bad smell, stink." Perhaps connected with fimus "dung," or with fumus "smoke."
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Medical Dictionary
fetid fet·id (fět'ĭd, fē'tĭd)
adj.
Having an offensive odor.
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Example sentences
In their own words, survivors recount how they escaped the floods and fetid conditions--and agonize over what comes next.
In today's fetid culture wars, it may help me stay sane.
The bullies orchestrating a witch hunt might applaud this fetid slop, but no one else.
There are trotters with tripe-honeycombed, fetid, strictly for the adventurous.
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