fetid
or foet·id
having an offensive odor; stinking.
Origin of fetid
1Other words for fetid
Other words from fetid
- fet·id·ly, adverb
- fet·id·ness, fe·tid·i·ty, noun
Words Nearby fetid
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How to use fetid in a sentence
This renewable (I mean renewed every single damn day) bio-energy (otherwise known as fetid rot) helps keep the coop warm.
What Did TJ Mean By “Pursuit of Happiness,” Anyway? | P. J. O’Rourke | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHere is real, unmistakable nastiness of a fetid, furtive kind, whispered in corners after a cautious glance over the shoulder.
All were sitting barefoot on mattresses around the walls of their fetid, dimly lit room.
Despite Pledge, Syrian Rebels Continue to Torture | Jamie Dettmer | August 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt takes far less than 46 days for a teachable moment to devolve into an airing of fetid undercurrents from the American id.
What Got George Zimmerman Charged With Second-Degree Murder | Jelani Cobb | April 12, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTGaddafi has to find a fetid corner where America holds less sway.
Inside the cafs men and women, old and young, are dancing in the fetid atmosphere to jingling pianos or accordions.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondThe passageway was growing damper; water trickled down the walls and gathered in fetid pools on the floor.
Star Born | Andre NortonWorse than this, though—I fancied I noticed about the room in the morning that strange, fetid odour.
Masterpieces of Mystery, Vol. 1 (of 4) | VariousThe fetid odor exhaled from the corpse caused a pestilence involving thousands of deaths.
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5 | Hubert Howe BancroftThe residue was oily and fetid ashes, with a greasy soot, of a very penetrating and disagreeable smell.
The Book of Curiosities | I. Platts
British Dictionary definitions for fetid
foetid
/ (ˈfɛtɪd, ˈfiː-) /
having a stale nauseating smell, as of decay
Origin of fetid
1Derived forms of fetid
- fetidly or foetidly, adverb
- fetidness or foetidness, noun
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