Meaning of FETID
| Pronunciation: | | 'fetid
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[adj] offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" |
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FETID is a 5 letter word that starts with F. |
| | Synonyms: | | foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, malodorous, noisome, putrid, smelly, stinking |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Fet"id\ (? or ?; 277), a. [L. fetidus, foetidus, fr.
fetere, foetere, to have an ill smell, to stink: cf. F.
f['e]tide.]
Having an offensive smell; stinking.
Most putrefactions . . . smell either fetid or moldy.
--Bacon.
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