fœtid
See also: foetid
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin misspelling ‘foetidus’, corruption of fetidus (“offensive odor”), originally fetere (“to stink”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
fœtid (comparative more fœtid, superlative most fœtid)
- (hypercorrect) Nonstandard spelling of fetid.
References edit
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “fetid”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.