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fetid::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking |
| Derivation | fetidness |
Examples of fetid
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Officials blame fetid air and water for thousands of episodes of social unrest.
From the nytimes.com
Before I wade into this fetid pool, let me disclose that I do not own property.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The fetid tramps sleep in ditches and are beaten by nameless others in the night.
From the time.com
She walks behind the store, positioning her feet on either side of the fetid hole.
From the denverpost.com
They long, understandably, for some fresh air in the fetid atmosphere of politics.
From the washingtonpost.com
Fetid smells of garbage, dirty water and wet cloth waft through the corridors.
From the suntimes.com
The fetid and florid details of the era are conjured up with unflinching expertise.
From the independent.co.uk
They are often seen as fetid social sinks, drowning in people and their excretions.
From the guardian.co.uk
It must be the stench wafting up from this cast of fetid, undead aristocrats.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
- Offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
- (fetidness) malodorousness: the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
- An odor or odour is caused by one or more volatilized chemical compounds, generally at a very low concentration, that humans or other animals perceive by the sense of olfaction. Odors are also called scents, which can refer to both pleasant and unpleasant odors. ...
- The foul-smelling Asafoetida plant, or its extracts; Foul-smelling
- (adj.) having a foul odor (I can tell from the fetid smell in your refrigerator that your milk has spoiled.)
- Emitting an offensive odor (see noisome)
- (FET-tid) -- Having a very disagreeable odor.
- Having a heavy or offensive odor.
- (adj) - stinking; rotting
