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fetid.

Foul-smelling, stinking.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈfɛtɪd/

  1. Foul-smelling, stinking.

    I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks.

  2. Unpleasant.

    dated · slang
Where this word comes from

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”).

noun/ˈfɛtɪd/

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

    rare
Where this word comes from

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”).

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