malodorous
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malodorous — malodorous, stinking, fetid, noisome, putrid, rank, rancid, fusty, musty mean having an unpleasant smell. Malodorous is the general term which is referable to any smell of this character, from one that is noticeably unpleasant to one that is… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
malodorous — mal*o dor*ous, a. Offensive to the sense of smell; ill smelling. {mal*o dor*ous*ness}. n. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
malodorous — (adj.) 1832, from MAL (Cf. mal ) bad + ODOROUS (Cf. odorous). Related: Malodorously; malodorousness … Etymology dictionary
malodorous — [adj] foul smelling bad, decayed, decomposed, fetid, foul, frowzy, funky*, fusty, gamy*, high*, infested, lousy, mephitic, musty, nasty, nauseating, noisome, noxious, off*, offensive, pestilential, poisonous, polluted, putrid, rancid, rank,… … New thesaurus
malodorous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ smelling very unpleasant … English terms dictionary
malodorous — [mal′ō′dər əs] adj. having a bad odor; stinking malodorously adv. malodorousness n … English World dictionary
malodorous — adjective Date: 1850 1. having a bad odor 2. highly improper < malodorous practices and chicanery in high financial places New Republic > • malodorously adverb • malodorousness noun Synonyms: malodorous, stinking … New Collegiate Dictionary
malodorous — [[t]mælo͟ʊdərəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n Something that is malodorous has an unpleasant smell. [LITERARY] ...tons of malodorous garbage bags. ...living in a malodorous London street … English dictionary
malodorous — malodorously, adv. malodorousness, n. /mal oh deuhr euhs/, adj. having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad: a malodorous swamp. [1840 50; MAL + ODOROUS] * * * … Universalium
malodorous — adjective /ˌmælˈəʊ.də.rəs,ˌmælˈoʊ.də.rəs/ a) Having a bad odor There were tons of malodorous garbage bags outside her house. b) Highly improper. Syn: foul, putrid, smelly, sti … Wiktionary
malodorous — See odorous. See odorous, malodorous … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
