English Dictionary: fetid | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fetid \Fet"id\ (? [or] ?; 277), a. [L. fetidus, foetidus, fr. fetere, foetere, to have an ill smell, to stink: cf. F. f[82]tide.] Having an offensive smell; stinking. Most putrefactions . . . smell either fetid or moldy. --Bacon. |