FETID


Meaning of FETID in English

[ 'fɛtɪd , 'fi:t- ]

(also foetid )

■ adjective smelling unpleasant.

Derivatives

~ly adverb

~ness noun

Origin

ME: from L. ~us , from fetere 'to stink'.

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