fetid
The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extractsThe foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.
» The fetid smell came from the dead rat in the corner.
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1 senses(rare)The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.
Examples
4 sentencesThe fetid smell came from the dead rat in the corner.
Tom gave off a foul, fetid stench, but Mary pretended not to notice.
deTom verbreitete einen bestialischen Gestank, doch Maria tat so, als röche sie nichts. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom gave off a foul, fetid stench, but Mary pretended not to smell anything.
deTom verbreitete einen bestialischen Gestank, doch Maria tat so, als röche sie nichts. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
As the lab was filled with a fetid odor, I could tell the synthesis had gone awry.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin fētidus (“having offensive odour”), originally fēteō (“to stink”).Borrowed from Latin fētidus (“having offensive odour”), originally fēteō (“to stink”).
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