fetor

noun

fetor

noun

UK /ˈfiː.tə/ · US /ˈfi.təɹ/

Etymology From Latin fētor.

1

An unpleasant smell.

Heʼd thrown rancid meat in a fire to fill the woods with the ripe fetor of death.2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 39:

Synonyms: stench, stink
Related terms: fetor oris

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