fetid

IPA: fˈɛtʌd

noun

  • (rare) The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.

adjective

  • Foul-smelling, stinking.
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Examples of "fetid" in Sentences

  • Bank has described as fetid sewers and cities listed among the world's most polluted.
  • The Ephemerides, Schurig, and Hoffman report instances of what they call fetid semen (possibly a complication of urethral disease).
  • The Ephemerides, Schurig, 9.18 and Hoffman report instances of what they call fetid semen (possibly a complication of urethral disease).
  • The Vale of the Asphaltites is further remarkable for a species of limestone called the fetid, the smell of which, as its name imports, is extremely offensive.
  • The air defines the word fetid, with overcrowded conditions and men shuffling around in their orange socks and flip-flops, wearing various uniforms to describe their situation (pre-trial or serving time).
  • It was piercing cold, with a burning sun; and we experienced a nasty, choking, sickening smell of sulphur, which arose in fetid puffs from the many-coloured surface – dead white, purple, dull red, green, and brilliant yellow.

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