adjective
- having an extremely unpleasant smell; stinking
Usage: British spelling variant of ‘fetid’
Examples
- The foetid air in the abandoned building made everyone cover their noses.
- A foetid odor rose from the stagnant pond.
- The garbage had been sitting in the heat for days, creating a foetid mess.
- She wrinkled her nose at the foetid smell coming from the old cheese.
- The foetid breath of the dragon filled the cave with an unbearable stench.
- Workers had to wear masks to enter the foetid sewer system.