Fœtid
Pronunciation
- IPA: en, /?f?t?d/
- Rhymes: -en, -?t?d
Origin
From misspelling ‘foetidus’, corruption of fetidus ("offensive odor"), originally fetere ("to stink").
Full definition of fœtid
Adjective
fœtid
- (hypercorrect)
From misspelling ‘foetidus’, corruption of fetidus ("offensive odor"), originally fetere ("to stink").