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noun 
  1. (rare) The foul-smelling plant Asafoetida plant, or its extracts.
adjective , more fetid, most fetid (less commonly foetid etc.)
  1. Foul-smelling.
I caught the odor of dirty socks.
Translations: 
  • French: fétide
Etymology: From the Latin adjective, fetidus, "offensive odor" (often incorrectly foetidus, giving rise to the variant spelling), originally fetere, the verb "to stink".


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