fetid
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7.9
- adjective
- /ˈfɛtɪd/
- The fetid smell of the polluted river made it unbearable to be near.
- fetid odor
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Examples
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A puff of fetid air pulsed out, and I waited upwind for the sour odor to dissipate.
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On those drives, whenever she parked near a slough, the air smelled both fetid and sweet.
Fiction book (1994) -
Rough and wild on the outside, but filled with nothing but fetid air.
Fiction book (1991) -
We can almost feel the dog's hot, fetid breath inches away.
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I went to the window and filled my lungs with the fetid city air.
Fiction book (1991) -
And it had a faint, fetid smell, like a marsh.
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Some of the men drank fetid water.
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His breath is fetid, like old sardines.
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The dirt, which was soft and wet, had a fetid odor.
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Downwind, the smell is strong, fetid, and unpleasant without being nauseating.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
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1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
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2.3
Very unpleasant and making you feel sick or disgusted
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1.0
Giving off a strong, unpleasant stink
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6.8
Not pleasant to taste or smell
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6.7
Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste
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4.1
A very strong stink that makes you want to move away
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8.2
Having a very bad smell that people dislike
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5.3
Having a bad smell or taste that bothers you
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9.9
A very strong, unpleasant smell that can make you ill
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3.8
Having a bad smell that people do not like
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6.5
Something that smells or tastes bad
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7.1
Having a very strong, unpleasant smell like rotten food
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8.2
A very bad smell like rotten food
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8.5
Having a strong smell that is often unpleasant
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4.4
That has a strong, unpleasant odor
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6.1
Giving off a very bad smell
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9.9
Having a strong bad smell that makes you move away
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9.6
Smelling very bad and looking dirty
Having a strong, unpleasant smell
Smelling strongly of something unpleasant
Antonyms
Compounds
A small herb with wrinkled leaves, dark purple flowers and a strong unpleasant smell
How Foul-Smelling
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fetid comes from the Latin word foetidus, which means 'stinking'. So fetid is a slightly formal word for something that is very smelly or has a strong, bad smell.