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Fetid vs Repugnant - What's the difference?

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Fetid is a related term of repugnant.


As adjectives the difference between fetid and repugnant

is that fetid is stinking, fetid while repugnant is repugnant.

As a verb repugnant is

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fetid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Foul-smelling, stinking.
    • I caught the fetid odor of dirty socks.

    Synonyms

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.

    • repugnant

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Offensive or repulsive; arousing disgust or aversion.
  • (legal) Opposed or in conflict.

    • Usage notes

    * Nouns to which "repugnant" is often applied: act, nature, behavior, practice, character, thing, crime.

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l) * (l) * (l) * repugn * repugnance * repugnancy

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