Fetid - English meaning

adjective

Unpleasantly bitter or pungent.

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Acrid smoke

adjective

Strong, bitter, and unpleasant

Usage examples:

The electrical fire sent thick clouds of acrid smoke through the office.

adjective

An acrid smell or taste is strong and bitter and causes a burning feeling in the throat

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Clouds of acrid smoke issued from the building.

adjective

Offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being dirty.

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A foul odour

noun

(in sport) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent.

Usage examples:

The midfielder was booked for a foul on ford

adverb

Contrary to the rules; unfairly.

Usage examples:

That's the real problem: even guys who want to play fair are under pressure from cheaters to play f…

adjective

(of food) recently made or obtained; not tinned, frozen, or otherwise preserved.

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Fresh fruit

adverb

Newly; recently.

Usage examples:

Fresh-baked bread

adjective

Recently made, produced, or harvested

adjective

Of great vertical extent.

Usage examples:

The top of a high mountain

noun

A high point, level, or figure.

Usage examples:

Commodity prices were at a rare high

adverb

At or to a considerable or specified height.

Usage examples:

The sculpture stood about five feet high

adjective

Smelling very unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Leaking taps and malodorous drains

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

Usage examples:

Plastic bags burn with a nasty, acrid smell

noun

An unpleasant or harmful person or thing.

Usage examples:

A water conditioner to neutralize chlorine and other nasties

Offensive or even (of persons) malicious

adjective

Having an unpleasant smell

Usage examples:

It smells a bit niffy down there., the room was starting to get niffy.

adjective

Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

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They were overcome by the noxious fumes

adjective

(esp. of a gas) poisonous or harmful

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Noxious gases

adjective

Having a sharply strong taste or smell.

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The pungent smell of frying onions

adjective

(of a smell or taste) very strong, sometimes in an unpleasant way

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Pungent odors

noun

A position in the hierarchy of the armed forces.

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An army officer of high rank

verb

Give (someone or something) a rank or place within a grading system.

Usage examples:

Students ranked the samples in order of preference

adjective

(of vegetation) growing too thickly and coarsely.

Usage examples:

Clumps of rank grass

verb

Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.

Usage examples:

The yard reeked of wet straw and horse manure

noun

A foul smell.

Usage examples:

The reek of cattle dung

noun

Smoke.

Usage examples:

He recovered himself and turned to peer through the reek

adjective

Having a strong or unpleasant smell.

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Smelly feet

adjective

Having an unpleasant smell

Usage examples:

Smelly feet, the basement is damp and smelly.

adjective

Foul-smelling.

Usage examples:

He was locked in a stinking cell

adverb

Extremely.

Usage examples:

She is obviously stinking rich

verb

Have a strong unpleasant smell.

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The place stank like a sewer

adjective

Having a strong or unpleasant smell.

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Stinky cheese

adjective

Having or producing an unpleasant smell

Usage examples:

Stinky cheese, the job is dirty, a little stinky, and far from glamorous.

adjective

Causing discomfort, unhappiness, or revulsion; disagreeable.

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An unpleasant smell

adjective

Not attractive or enjoyable or easy to like

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An unpleasant surprise, unpleasant memories, an unpleasant young man, rob chuckled unpleasantly.

adjective

Having an unpleasant smell.

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Whiffy socks

adjective

Smelling unpleasant

Usage examples:

He hadn't showered for a couple of days and was starting to get whiffy.