What does fetid mean?
Definitions for fetid
ˈfɛt ɪd, ˈfi tɪdfetid
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Princeton's WordNet
fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scentedadjective
offensively malodorous
"a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
Wiktionary
fetidnoun
The foul-smelling assafoetida plant, or its extracts.
fetidadjective
Foul-smelling, Stinking.
I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks.
Etymology: From the Latin adjective, fetidus (often incorrectly foetidus, giving rise to the variant spelling), originally feteo.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FETIDadjective
Stinking; rancid; having a smell strong and offensive.
Etymology: fœtidus, Latin; fetide, Fr.
Most putrefactions are of an odious smell; for they smell either fetid or mouldy. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
In the most severe orders of the church of Rome, those who practise abstinence, feel after it fetid hot eructations. Arbuth.
Plague, fiercest child of Nemesis divine,
Descends from Ethiopia’s poison’d woods,
From stifled Cairo’s filth and fetid fields. James Thomson, Summer.
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fetid
Fetid refers to something that has an extremely unpleasant smell or odor; foul-smelling or stinking. It is often used to describe decay or rot, and is synonymous with terms like putrid, noisome, or malodorous.
Webster Dictionary
Fetidadjective
having an offensive smell; stinking
Etymology: [L. fetidus, foetidus, fr. fetere, foetere, to have an ill smell, to stink: cf. F. ftide.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Fetid
fē′tid, or fet′id, adj. stinking: having a strong offensive odour.—ns. Fē′tidness, Fē′tor, Fœ′tor. [L. fœtidus—fœtēre, to stink.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of fetid in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of fetid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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