malodorous
having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad: a malodorous swamp.
Origin of malodorous
1Other words from malodorous
- mal·o·dor·ous·ly, adverb
- mal·o·dor·ous·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with malodorous
- malodorous , odoriferous, odorous
Words Nearby malodorous
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How to use malodorous in a sentence
The whistle from the nearby, malodorous paper mill called us to lunch at that same table.
A closer look at the houses in our fave holiday films | Valerie Blake | December 26, 2020 | Washington BladeIs there any town nuisance, such as soft coal smoke or malodorous factories?
The Complete Club Book for Women | Caroline French BentonPossibly confession is to me just what those nights spent on board the yacht, lying in that malodorous harbour, are to you!
The History of Sir Richard Calmady | Lucas MaletThick, malodorous vapours arose from the squalid streets, lying back on the level, and from the crowded shipping of the port.
The History of Sir Richard Calmady | Lucas MaletIt has an attraction for them, often a fatal attraction, even though it be thick with dirt and very malodorous.
London's Underworld | Thomas Holmes
Even now she had shuffled back into her kitchen, leaving her ill-humored lodger to puff away at the malodorous weed as he chose.
The Nest of the Sparrowhawk | Baroness Orczy
British Dictionary definitions for malodorous
/ (mælˈəʊdərəs) /
having a bad smell
Derived forms of malodorous
- malodorously, adverb
- malodorousness, noun
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