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fetid

[fet-id, fee-tid] / ˈfɛt ɪd, ˈfi tɪd /


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The optimist notes that Baltimore’s division, the AFC North, is in a fetid state at the moment, with Aaron Rodgers and the strangely 3-1 Steelers coasting over the moribund Ravens, Cleveland and Cincinnati.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025

Pawpaws' maroon flowers and fetid odor suggest that flies and beetles are the plant's primary pollinators.

From Salon • Aug. 14, 2024

It is all too easy to find yourself submerged in fetid water, or sucked into a slurry of thick, black mud.

From National Geographic • Feb. 16, 2024

In the Ukrainian-held city of Kherson on the west bank, rescuers completely evacuated a neighborhood submerged in fetid floodwaters, venturing out in boats to pull people from roofs and the upper floors of homes.

From New York Times • Jun. 7, 2023

They hung stale in the fetid air, choking her, making her head pound each time they echoed in her mind.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray




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