foetid

/ (ˈfɛtɪd, ˈfiː-) /

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 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

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