🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

fétido

Pronunciation / Transliteration: feh-tee-doo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stinking/ˈstɪŋ.kɪŋ/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O lixo fétido atraiu um enxame de moscas."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having a strong, unpleasant smell.

    "The stinking garbage attracted a swarm of flies."
  2. 2

    Used to describe something that is extremely bad or unpleasant.

    "He had a stinking attitude that made it hard to work with him."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'stinking' originates from the Old English 'stincan', meaning 'to emit a strong odor'. It has evolved through Middle English as 'stinken', reflecting a consistent association with unpleasant smells throughout its history.

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