fetid

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective offensively malodorous

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented

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