See Also: Fetid(medicine)
fetid(dictionary)
fetid(dictionary)

fetid (iou)



fetid adjective. Also foetid. LME.
[Latin fetidus (erron. foet-) from fetere to stink: see -ID1.]
Foul-smelling, stinking.
M. Mitchell The smell of sweat, of blood, of unwashed bodies, of excrement rose up in waves..until the fetid stench almost nauseated her.
fetidly adverb M19.
fetidness noun E18.