fœtid

See also: foetid

English

Etymology

From Latin misspelling ‘foetidus’, corruption of fetidus (“offensive odor”), originally fetere (“to stink”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛtɪd/

Adjective

fœtid (comparative more fœtid, superlative most fœtid)

  1. (hypercorrect) Nonstandard spelling of fetid.

References

“fetid” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

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