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    olid
    /ˈɒlɪd/

    adjective

    • 1. smelling extremely unpleasant. literary

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › olidOlid Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of OLID is having a strong disagreeable smell : fetid.

  3. www.dictionary.com › browse › olidOLID Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

    Olid definition: foul-smelling. See examples of OLID used in a sentence.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishOLID definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    olid in British English. (ˈɒlɪd ) adjective. foul-smelling. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C17: from Latin olidus, from olēre to smell.

  5. www.oed.com › dictionary › olid_adjolid, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    The earliest known use of the adjective olid is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for olid is from 1680, in the writing of Robert Boyle, natural philosopher. olid is a borrowing from Latin.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › olidolid - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    4 days ago · olid (comparative more olid, superlative most olid) (rare) evil-smelling; fetid. The study of medicine: with a physiological system of nosology. The febrile attack is usually somewhat severe in all its stages, the pricking sensation occurs during the hot fit, and is like that of pin-points struck into the skin; the sweat is copious ...

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › olidOlid - definition of olid by The Free Dictionary

    Define olid. olid synonyms, olid pronunciation, olid translation, English dictionary definition of olid. adj foul-smelling Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006,...

  8. wordsmith.org › words › olidA.Word.A.Day --olid - Wordsmith.org

    olid. PRONUNCIATION: (O-lid) MEANING: adjective: Foul-smelling. ETYMOLOGY: From Latin olere (to smell), which also gave us the opposite of today’s word: redolent. Earliest documented use: 1680. USAGE: “It was dark and musty, the carpet giving off an olid smell of mildew.” Chris R. Jamison; The Chesler Legacy; Writer’s Showcase; 2000.