foetid

[ fet-id, fee-tid ]

/ ˈfɛt ɪd, ˈfi tɪd /

adjective

fetid.

Words nearby foetid

foehn, foeman, foetal, foetation, foeticide, foetid, foetiparous, foetology, foetor, foetus, fog

Definition for foetid (2 of 2)

fetid

or foet·id

[ fet-id, fee-tid ]

/ ˈfɛt ɪd, ˈfi tɪd /

adjective

having an offensive odor; stinking.

Origin of fetid

1590–1600; < Latin fētidus, equivalent to fēt- (stem of fētēre to stink) + -idus -id⁴

SYNONYMS FOR fetid

malodorous, smelly, noisome.

OTHER WORDS FROM fetid

fet·id·ly, adverbfet·id·ness, fe·tid·i·ty, noun

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Examples from the Web for foetid

The decks were literally coated with mud and slime, which emitted the most foetid odour.
Borneo and the Indian Archipelago|Frank S. Marryat
The high society that could welcome its foetid pages was already ripe for the horrors of the Revolution.
The War Upon Religion|Rev. Francis A. Cunningham
It is like coming out of a foetid cave into the evening sunshine.
Deerbrook|Harriet Martineau
Smell not so foetid as in type; s. yellowish and mottled inside.
European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae|George Massee

The sulphurated hydrogen gas was called hepatic air by former chemists, or foetid air from sulphur, by Mr Scheele.
Elements of Chemistry,|Antoine Lavoisier

British Dictionary definitions for foetid (1 of 2)

foetid

/ (ˈfɛtɪd, ˈfiː-) /

adjective

a variant spelling of fetid

Derived forms of foetid

foetidly, adverbfoetidness, noun

British Dictionary definitions for foetid (2 of 2)

fetid

foetid

/ (ˈfɛtɪd, ˈfiː-) /

adjective

having a stale nauseating smell, as of decay

Derived forms of fetid

fetidly or foetidly, adverbfetidness or foetidness, noun

Word Origin for fetid

C16: from Latin fētidus, from fētēre to stink; related to fūmus smoke

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Medicine definitions for foetid

fetid

[ fĕt′ĭd, fē′tĭd ]

adj.

Having an offensive odor.