malodorous

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malodorous

  • /ˌmælˈəʊ.də.ɹəs/ UK
  • /ˌmælˈoʊ.də.ɹəs/ US

adjective more malodorous · most malodorous · malodourous

  1. Having a bad odor. There were malodorous garbage bags aplenty outside her house.

    Similar: foul

  2. figuratively Highly improper.

Similar: putrid, smelly, stinky, stenchy, fetid, funky, noisome, reeky, reeking, stinking, mephitic, foul-smelling, rank, rotten, vile, offensive, bad, buckish, cacodorous, graveolent, malodorous, mawkish, niffy, nonaromatic, nonfragrant, olid, on the nose, pongy, putredinous, ripe · Opposite: fragrant

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adj having a bad odor

Españolmaloliente, jediondo
Françaismalodorant
Русскийзлово́нный zlovónnyj

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@misc{malodorous_2026,
  title = {malodorous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malodorous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}