fœtid
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See also: foetid
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin misspelling ‘foetidus’, corruption of fetidus (“offensive odor”), originally fetere (“to stink”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]fœtid (comparative more fœtid, superlative most fœtid)
- (hypercorrect) Nonstandard spelling of fetid.
References
[edit]- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “fetid”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.