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foetid

foetid is the alternative spelling of fetid.

Meaning of fetid

Adjective

fetid (comparative more fetid, superlative most fetid)

  1. Foul-smelling, stinking.
    • I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks.
  2. (dated, slang) Unpleasant.
    • "I'm not going to promise anything after the perfectly fetid way you're running off," she retorted.1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London

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Forms of foetid

comparativemore foetid
superlativemost foetid

Words formed from foetid

Phrases with foetid

Questions about foetid

What is foetid the alternative spelling of?
Foetid is the alternative spelling of fetid.

Words near foetid in the dictionary

  1. foetations
  2. foeti
  3. foeticidal
  4. foeticide
  5. foeticides
  6. foetid
  7. foetid juniper
  8. foetidness
  9. foetiparous
  10. foeto-
  11. foetofoetal

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