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fetid

adj
/ˈfɛtɪd/

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin fēteō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fētidusbor. English fetid Borrowed from Latin fētidus (“having offensive odour”), originally fēteō (“to stink”).

  1. borrowed from fētidus

Definitions

  1. Foul-smelling, stinking.

    • I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks.
    • […] this room, where misfortune seems to ooze, where speculation lurks in corners, and of which Madame Vauquer inhales the warm, fetid air without being nauseated.

  2. Unpleasant.

    • "I'm not going to promise anything after the perfectly fetid way you're running off," she retorted.

  3. The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.

The neighborhood

Derived

fetidity, fetidly, fetidness, fetid sweat

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA