Synonyms

fetor

American

[fee-ter] / ˈfi tər /

Or foetor

noun

a strong, offensive smell; stench.

fetor British

/ -tɔː, ˈfiːtə /

noun

an offensive stale or putrid odour; stench

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Etymology

Origin of fetor

1475–1500; < Latin, equivalent to fēt- (stem of fētēre to stink) + -or -or ¹; replacing earlier fetour < Middle French < Latin fētōr-, stem of fētor

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Fetor of the breath, the perspiration and the skin are likewise noticeable.

From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer

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fetor

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