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- DictionaryO·lid/ˈäləd/
adjective
- 1. smelling extremely unpleasant. literary
Olid is an adjective that means having a strong disagreeable smell, like rotten or decaying. It comes from Latin olidus, which means to smell. Learn more about its etymology, usage, and related words.
Olid definition: foul-smelling. See examples of OLID used in a sentence.
Olid is an adjective meaning "of or relating to oil". It comes from Latin olidus, a derivative of oleum, meaning "oil". See examples, pronunciation and frequency of olid in modern English.
olid in British English. (ˈɒlɪd ) adjective. foul-smelling. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C17: from Latin olidus, from olēre to smell.
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin olidus from olēre (“to smell”).
Adjective
olid (comparative more olid, superlative most olid) 1. (rare) evil-smelling; fetid. 1.1. 1824, John Mason Good, The study of medicine: with a physiological system of nosology: 1.1.1. 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, but proves by its sour and olidsmell that it is a morbid secretion, and hence affords no relief. 1.2. 1999, Christian Peters...
Anagrams
1. Lodi, OLDI, diol, idol, lido, loid
Verb
olid 1. inflection of olema: 1.1. second-person singular past indicative 1.2. third-person plural past indicative
Olid definition: (rare) Evil-smelling; <a>fetid</a>.
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,...
