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adjective
- 1. smelling extremely unpleasant. literary
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Olid is an adjective that means having a strong disagreeable smell, like rotten or decaying. It comes from Latin olidus, which means to smell. Learn more about its etymology, usage, and related words.
Olid definition: foul-smelling. See examples of OLID used in a sentence.
olid in British English. (ˈɒlɪd ) adjective. foul-smelling. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C17: from Latin olidus, from olēre to smell.
Olid is an adjective meaning "of or relating to oil". It comes from Latin olidus, a derivative of oleum, meaning "oil". See examples, pronunciation and frequency of olid in modern English.
Apr 23, 2024 · olid (comparative more olid, superlative most olid) ( rare ) evil-smelling; fetid . 1824 , John Mason Good, The study of medicine: with a physiological system of nosology :
Olid definition: (rare) Evil-smelling; <a>fetid</a>.
adjective olid rotten — decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling. contaminated — made impure by the addition of a harmful or undesirable substance