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malodorous

[ mal-oh-der-uh s ]

/ mælˈoʊ dər əs /

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adjective

having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad: a malodorous swamp.

Origin of malodorous

First recorded in 1840–50; mal- + odorous

OTHER WORDS FROM malodorous

mal·o·dor·ous·ly, adverb mal·o·dor·ous·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH malodorous

malodorous odious odoriferous odorous smelly stinky

Words nearby malodorous

malnourished, malnourishment, malnutrition, malocclusion, malodor, malodorous, malonate, malone, malonic, malonic acid, malonyl

Example sentences from the Web for malodorous

Both yards were forlorn, uneven, and malodorous, from the heaps of offal and rubbish lying under the hot sun.

Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) |Isabella L. Bird
The road curved sharply there to avoid "the Pugwash," as a particularly mushy and malodorous bog was called in local terminology.

The Skipper and the Skipped |Holman Day
The malodorous incense of civilisation was offered to the startled gods of Egypt.

The River War |Winston S. Churchill
In his damp and malodorous hiding-place the earl sat, gazing anxiously at his thrall.

The Story of Norway |Hjalmar H. Boyesen

Is a man satisfied, merely because he is perfumed himself, to mingle with a malodorous crowd?

Looking Backward |Edward Bellamy

British Dictionary definitions for malodorous

malodorous

/ (mælˈəʊdərəs) /

adjective

having a bad smell

Derived forms of malodorous

malodorously, adverb malodorousness, noun