different between disgusting vs fetid

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /d?s?k?st??/, /d?s???st??/
• (Northern England) IPA^(key): /d?s???st??/
• Hyphenation: dis?gust?ing

Adjective

disgusting (comparative disgustinger or more disgusting, superlative disgustingest or most disgusting)

1. Causing disgust; repulsive; distasteful.

   Synonyms: distasteful, gro, grody, grotty, repulsive; see also Thesaurus:unpleasant

   • 1975 December 10, P.J. Bednarski, "Tis the season to be risque in TV spots" in The Dayton Journal Herald

     But it is much more sensible and much more fun and much more disgusting to assume that the English Leather woman is really saying "All my men wear English leather or nothing at all.".

Translations

Verb

disgusting

1. present participle of disgust

English

Alternative forms

• foetid
• fœtid (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin f?tidus (“having offensive odour”), originally f?te? (“to stink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?f?t?d/
• Rhymes: -?t?d

Adjective

fetid (comparative more fetid, superlative most fetid)

1. Foul-smelling, stinking.

   I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:malodorous

Translations

See also

• asafoetida

Noun

fetid (plural fetids)

1. (rare) The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.

Romanian

Etymology

From French fétide, from Latin foetidus.

Adjective

fetid m or n (feminine singular fetid?, masculine plural fetizi, feminine and neuter plural fetide)

1. fetid

Declension

Related terms

• fetiditate