fetid
What does “fetid” mean?
Part of Speech: adj
Pronunciations: IPA: /ˈfɛ.tɪd/ Glossary-style: [FEH-tid]
Definition: having an extremely bad smell.
Example: The fetid smells of the rotting food were so strong that no one could enter the kitchen.
Practice vocab question for “fetid”
fetid most nearly means
(A) humorous
(B) offensive
(C) florid
(D) stinky
(E) rueful
Answer:
It came from a Latin word “fetidus”, which means to stink.
It is basically referred to as foul-smelling, funky, foetid, smelly, stinking, foul, noisome, putrid, malodorous, malodourous,ill-scented, niffy.
very rare case if it is used as an adj.
example:the kitchen smelled really funky
Eg. Fetid water of swimming.