fœtid

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See also: foetid

English

Etymology

From Latin misspelling ‘foetidus’, corruption of fetidus (offensive odor), originally fetere (to stink).

Pronunciation

Adjective

fœtid (comparative more fœtid, superlative most fœtid)

  1. (hypercorrect) Nonstandard spelling of fetid.

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