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malodor

[ mal-oh-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Origin of malodor¹

First recorded in 1815–25; mal- + odor

It’s also been found that malodors can also have adverse psychological, physical, social, and even economic effects.

The place reeked with drifting tobacco smoke and the malodor of cigar stubs and cigarette ends.

The bodies of the main army made a vast malodor, burning in the furnace of the hills.

Zola and his gang delved into moral cesspools, and the world grew aweary of the malodor.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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