foetid

/ (ˈfɛtɪd, ˈfiː-) /

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adjective

a variant spelling of fetid

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Derived forms of foetid

foetidly, adverbfoetidness, noun

Words nearby foetid

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

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Example sentences from the Web for foetid

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
On the fourth he was cast, and the discharge—partly inflammatory exudate, and partly a sanious foetid pus—liberated.
Diseases of the Horse's Foot|Harry Caulton Reeks
Hence a thoroughly decomposed tuber consists of a cork bag full of starch and foetid liquid.
Disease in Plants|H. Marshall Ward
It would seem almost impossible for the Christian graces to grow in such a foetid atmosphere.
Valeria|William Henry Withrow

A profuse, clammy, stinking sweat, or a most foetid diarrhoea wasted the miserable patients.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton

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