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fet·id (foe·tid)

fetid (foetid)

 
 
pronunciation:
fe tihd [or] fi tihd
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Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: adjective
definition: having a foul odor; stinking.
She opened the window of the sickroom to let the fetid air escape.
antonyms:
fragrant
similar words:
foul, noisome, putrid, rank, rotten
Word Combinations  About this feature
(adj.)fetid (foetid) + noun air, alley, apartment, blood, breath, camp, city, condition, disease, ditch, feather, flesh, fume, garbage, heap, heat, hill, hole, jail, mouth, mud, odor, pile, pond, pool, rubbish, sewage, sewer, slum, smell, stench, stew, stream, swamp, tunnel, waste, water, wind [See all][See only the most frequent]
derivations: fetidly (adv.), fetidness (n.)