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    Mal·o·dor·ous
    /malˈōdərəs/

    adjective

    • 1. smelling very unpleasant: "leaking taps and malodorous drains"
  2. Apr 9, 2024 · ( figuratively) Highly improper. Synonyms [ edit] (having a bad odor): foul, putrid, smelly, stinky, stenchy, fetid, funky, noisome, reeky, reeking, stinking, mephitic, foul-smelling, rank, rotten, smelly, vile, offensive; see also Thesaurus:malodorous. Antonyms [ edit] ( antonym (s) of "having a good odor"): fragrant. Related terms [ edit]

  3. malodorous. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English malodorous /mælˈəʊdərəs $ -ˈoʊ-/ adjective literary smelling unpleasant SYN smelly Examples from the Corpus malodorous • Not only was it gaudy in appearance but the smell wafting from the kitchen was distinctly malodorous.

  4. adjective. These are words and phrases related to malodorous. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of malodorous. The garbage can was highly malodorous. Synonyms. evil-smelling. fetid. foul. gamy. off. putrid. rancid. rank. reeking. rotten. high. nauseating. noisome. noxious. odorous. skunky. smelly.

  5. 1. : having a bad odor. a malodorous mixture of chemicals. 2. : highly improper. malodorous practices and chicanery in high financial places New Republic. malodorously adverb. malodorousness noun. Synonyms. fetid. foul. frowsty [ chiefly British] frowsy. frowzy. funky. fusty. musty. noisome. rank. reeking.

  6. What does the adjective malodorous mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective malodorous . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  7. malodorous /ˌmæl ˈ oʊdərəs/ adjective. Britannica Dictionary definition of MALODOROUS. [more malodorous; most malodorous] formal. : having a bad smell. a malodorous [= smelly] mixture of chemicals. MALODOROUS meaning: having a bad smell.

  8. Define 'MALODOROUS'. See more meanings of 'MALODOROUS' with examples.

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