fetor

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

Word Origin

fetor (n.)
"offensive smell," mid-15c., from Latin fetor, foetor "stink, stench, bad smell," from fetere "have a bad smell" (see fetid).

Example

1. The fetor of polluted waters ;

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