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fetid

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈfɛtɪd/Part of speech adjectiveSorted defitStarts with FEnds with D0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. offensively malodorous

Word origin

Borrowed from Latin fētidus (“having offensive odour”), originally fēteō (“to stink”).

Used in a sentence

  • I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks.
  • […] this room, where misfortune seems to ooze, where speculation lurks in corners, and of which Madame Vauquer inhales the warm, fetid air without being nauseated.
  • "I'm not going to promise anything after the perfectly fetid way you're running off," she retorted.

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