fet·id in BRIT, also use foetid Fetid water or air has a very strong unpleasant smell. the fetid river of waste. the fetid stench of vomit. = stinking. having a strong bad smell = stinking (foetidus, from foetere )
() From the Latin adjective, fetidus, “offensive odor” (often incorrectly foetidus, giving rise to the variant spelling), originally fetere, the verb “to stink”.