fetid
adjective /ˈfetɪd/, /ˈfiːtɪd/
/ˈfetɪd/
(also British English, less frequent foetid)
[usually before noun] (formal)- smelling very unpleasant synonym stinking
- She tried to inhale as little of the fetid air as possible.
Extra Examples- He felt the creature's hot, fetid breath against his skin.
- The damp, fetid conditions were shocking.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFetid is used with these nouns:- stench
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin fetidus (often mistakenly spelled foetidus), from fetere ‘to stink’.