foetid

[fet-id, fee-tid]

Origin

adjective

fetid.

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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

foetid (ˈfɛtɪd, ˈfiː-)

—*adj*
	a variant spelling of fetid

'foetidly

—*adv*

'foetidness

—n

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foetid

see fetid; for spelling, see oe.

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