fetid

  • 11fetid — [[t]fe̱tɪd, fi͟ː [/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Fetid water or air has a very strong unpleasant smell. [FORMAL] ...the fetid river of waste... The smell hit him the fetid stench of vomit and human waste. Syn: stinking (in BRIT, also use foetid) …

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  • 12fetid — fet|id [ fetıd ] adjective FORMAL fetid water or air has a very unpleasant smell, usually caused by decay …

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  • 13fetid — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin foetidus, from foetēre to stink Date: 15th century having a heavy offensive smell < a fetid swamp > Synonyms: see malodorous • fetidly adverb • fetidness noun …

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  • 14fetid — 1. adjective /ˈfɛtɪd/ Foul smelling. I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks. 2. noun /ˈfɛtɪd/ The foul smelling Asafoetida plant, or its extracts. &LT;! please check …

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  • 15fetid — adj. Fetid is used with these nouns: ↑stench …

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  • 16fetid — adjective formal having a strong, bad smell: the black fetid water of the lake …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17fetid — UK [ˈfetɪd] / US / UK [ˈfiːtɪd] adjective formal fetid water or air has a very unpleasant smell, usually caused by decay …

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  • 18Fetid buckeye — Buckeye Buck eye (b[u^]k [imac] ), n. 1. (Bot.) A name given to several American trees and shrubs of the same genus ({[AE]sculus}) as the horse chestnut. [1913 Webster] {The Ohio buckeye}, or {Fetid buckeye}, is {Aesculus glabra}. {Red buckeye}&#8230; …

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  • 19Fetid horehound — Horehound Hore hound , n. [OE. horehune, AS. h[=a]rhune; h[=a]r hoar, gray + hune horehound; cf. L. cunila a species of organum, Gr. ?, Skr. kn?y to smell.] (Bot.) 1. A plant of the genus {Marrubium} ({Marrubium vulgare}), which has a bitter&#8230; …

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  • 20fetid buckeye — glotniavaisis kaštonas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaštoninių šeimos dekoratyvinis, vaistinis nuodingas augalas (Aesculus glabra), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Aesculus glabra angl. fetid buckeye; Ohio buckeye vok.&#8230; …

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