fetid
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fet·id
also foe·tid (fĕt′ĭd, fē′tĭd)adj.
Having an offensive odor.
[Middle English, from Latin fētidus, from fētēre, to stink.]
fet′id·ly adv.
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fetid
(ˈfɛtɪd; ˈfiː-) orfoetid
adj
having a stale nauseating smell, as of decay
[C16: from Latin fētidus, from fētēre to stink; related to fūmus smoke]
ˈfetidly, ˈfoetidly adv
ˈfetidness, ˈfoetidness n
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fet•id
(ˈfɛt ɪd, ˈfi tɪd)adj.
having an offensive odor; stinking; noisome.
[1590–1600; < Latin fēt(ēre) to stink]
fet′id•ly, adv.
fet′id•ness, fe•tid′i•ty, n.
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Adj. | 1. | fetid - offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky" |
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fetid
foetidadjective stinking, rank, offensive, foul, corrupt, reeking, noxious, rancid, foul-smelling, malodorous, noisome, mephitic, olid the fetid stench of human waste
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fetid
adjectiveHaving an unpleasant odor:
Informal: smelly.
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Translations
نَتِن، كَريه الرائِحَه، فاسِد
páchnoucí
ildelugtendestinkende
daunillur, stækur
dvokiantis
smakojošssmirdošs
kok muş
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fetid
[ˈfɛtɪd] foetid [ˈfiːtɪd] adj (frm) → fetido/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
fetid
(ˈfiːtid) adjective having a bad smell; stinking. a fetid pool of water.
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fet·id
a. fétido-a, hediondo-a, de mal olor.
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