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Word: Fetid
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin fetidus (often erroneously spelled foetidus), from fetere ‘to stink’. Compare with fetor
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈfɛtɪd
Dialects: British English
Definition:
smelling extremely unpleasant
Short Definition:smelling extremely unpleasant
Examples:- the fetid water of the marsh
Variant Forms:
- foetid
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