ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsFfetid
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fetid
Meaning: having a strong, foul smell
fetid in a sentence
How fetid is used in real sentences:
A fetid odor rose from the stagnant pool.
The explorers retreated when fetid air drifted from the cave.
“The passage below the gate was fetid, for stagnant water and refuse had collected there, yet investigators searched it until dawn.”
— from the passage The Cipher at Court
Synonyms for fetid
Other words for fetid — stinking, foul and malodorous — carry the same meaning.
- stinking
- foul
- malodorous
Antonyms of fetid
Words that mean the opposite of fetid:
- fresh
- fragrant
- odorless
Where it comes from
From Latin fetidus, meaning 'stinking.'
Memory hook
FETID sounds like 'feet did': sweaty feet did make the room stink.