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Webster 1913 Edition


Fetid

Fet′id

(? or ?; 277)
,
Adj.
[L.
fetidus
,
foetidus
, fr.
fetere
,
foetere
, to have an ill smell, to stink: cf. F.
fétide
.]
Having an offensive smell; stinking.
Most putrefactions . . . smell either
fetid
or moldy.
Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition


Fetid

FET'ID

,
Adj.
[L. faetidus, from faetco, to have an ill scent.]
Having an offensive smell; having a strong or rancid scent.
Most putrefactions smell either fetid or moldy.

Definition 2024


fètid

fètid

See also: fetid

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Adjective

fètid m (feminine fètida, masculine plural fètids, feminine plural fètides)

  1. stinking, fetid

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