malodorous

[ mal-oh-der-uhs ]
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adjective
  1. having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad: a malodorous swamp.

Origin of malodorous

1
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

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How to use malodorous in a sentence

  • Even now she had shuffled back into her kitchen, leaving her ill-humored lodger to puff away at the malodorous weed as he chose.

British Dictionary definitions for malodorous

malodorous

/ (mælˈəʊdərəs) /


adjective
  1. having a bad smell

Derived forms of malodorous

  • malodorously, adverb
  • malodorousness, noun

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