Fetid Definition
fĕtĭd, fētĭd
adjective
Having an offensive odor.
American Heritage
Having a bad smell, as of decay; putrid.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Fetid
Noun
Singular:
fetid
Plural:
fetidsOrigin of Fetid
From the Latin adjective, fetidus (“having offensive odour”) (often incorrectly foetidus, giving rise to the variant spelling), originally feteo (“to stink”).
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Latin fētidus from fētēre to stink
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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