different between fetid vs virose

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

English

Etymology

Latin virosus. See virus.

Adjective

virose (comparative more virose, superlative most virose)

1. Having a nauseous odour; fetid; poisonous.

Anagrams

• rivose, vireos

French

Noun

virose m (plural viroses)

1. (pathology) virosis

Further reading

• “virose” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Latin

Participle

v?r?se

1. vocative masculine singular of v?r?sus