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Vinony

fetid

adjective

  1. having a heavy offensive smell
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈfɛtɪd/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin fēteō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fētidusbor. English fetid Borrowed from Latin fētidus (“having offensive odour”), originally fēteō (“to stink”).

  1. Foul-smelling, stinking.

    “I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks.”

    “[…] this room, where misfortune seems to ooze, where speculation lurks in corners, and of which Madame Vauquer inhales the warm, fetid air without being nauseated.”

  2. Unpleasant.

    “"I'm not going to promise anything after the perfectly fetid way you're running off," she retorted.”

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Latin fēteō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin fētidusbor. English fetid Borrowed from Latin fētidus (“having offensive odour”), originally fēteō (“to stink”).

  1. The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.