Fetid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɛtɪd/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Fetid is an adjective meaning Foul-smelling, stinking.
Meaning
Foul-smelling, stinking.
More Meanings
- (dated, slang) Unpleasant.
- (rare) The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.
Example Sentences
I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks.
"I'm not going to promise anything after the perfectly fetid way you're running off," she retorted.
[…] 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.
Hiro fakes toward the whorehouse, then cuts directly toward an exposed section of wall. The fabric of the building is tough, but his katana slices a six-foot rent through it with a single gliding motion, and then he's outside, spat out of the hole on a jet of fetid air.
Word Forms
- fetids
Synonyms for fetid
Depending on context, synonyms include foul, malodorous, putrid, foetid, noisome, funky.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include foetid, stinking, foul-smelling, smelly, malodorous, putrid.
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