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Fetid

//ˈfɛtɪd// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Foul-smelling, stinking.

    "I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks."

Adjective
  1. 1
    offensively malodorous wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts. rare

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin fētidus (“having offensive odour”), originally fēteō (“to stink”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin fētidus (“having offensive odour”), originally fēteō (“to stink”).

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