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FETIDER
FETID
Fet"id ( or ; 277), a. Etym: [L. fetidus, foetidus, fr. fetere, foetere, to have an ill smell, to stink: cf. F. fétide.]
Definition: Having an offensive smell; stinking. Most putrefactions . . . smell either fetid or moldy. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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