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fetidity
fet·id
/
ˈfɛt
ɪd, ˈfi
tɪd
/
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[
fet
-id,
fee
-tid
]
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adjective
having an offensive odor; stinking.
Also,
foetid
.
Origin:
1590–1600;
<
Latin
fētidus,
equivalent to
fēt-
(stem 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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World English Dictionary
fetid
or
foetid
(ˈfɛtɪd, ˈfiː-, ˈfɛtɪd, ˈfiː-)
—
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
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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American Heritage
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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