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    fetid
    /ˈfɛtɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. smelling extremely unpleasant: "the fetid water of the marsh"

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  2. (Definition of fetid from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) Examples of fetid. fetid. It is fluently written, the rhetoric powerful if occasionally overdone (archaeologists, for example, may be upset to find that their profession has ' fetid breath').

  3. The meaning of FETID is having a heavy offensive smell. How to use fetid in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Fetid.

  4. Fetid definition: having an offensive odor; stinking.. See examples of FETID used in a sentence.

  5. Fetid is a fancy way of saying that something smells really bad. From the Latin word meaning "stinking," this adjective has been in use since the early 15th century, which was a particularly fetid time in history — showers, laundry detergent, and deodorant had not yet been invented.

  6. fetid in British English. or foetid (ˈfɛtɪd , ˈfiː- ) adjective. having a stale nauseating smell, as of decay. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Derived forms. fetidly (ˈfetidly) or foetidly (ˈfoetidly) adverb.

  7. adjective. formal (UK foetid) us / ˈfet̬.ɪd / uk / ˈfet.ɪd / Add to word list Add to word list. smelling extremely bad and stale: fetid air / breath. Synonyms. foul. funky (BAD) US informal. smelly. stinking informal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Smells & smelling. acridly. anosmic. bergamot. body odor. deodorize. foetid. fragrant.

  8. Definition of fetid adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.