fétide

See also: fetide

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fētidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fe.tid/

Adjective

fétide (plural fétides)

  1. fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, foul
    Synonyms: nauséabond, puant, malodorant

Verb

fétide

  1. inflection of fétider:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular present imperative

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