malodorous

[ mal-oh-der-uhs ]

/ mælˈoʊ dər əs /

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adjective

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

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Origin of malodorous

First recorded in 1840–50; mal- + odorous

OTHER WORDS FROM malodorous

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH malodorous

malodorous , odoriferous, odorous

Words nearby malodorous

malmsey, malnourished, malnutrition, malocclusion, malodor, malodorous, malonate, Malone, malonic, malonic acid, malonyl

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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.
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Is there any town nuisance, such as soft coal smoke or malodorous factories?
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Possibly 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 Malet
Thick, 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 Malet

It 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.
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British Dictionary definitions for malodorous

malodorous

/ (mælˈəʊdərəs) /

adjective

having a bad smell

Derived forms of malodorous

malodorously, adverbmalodorousness, noun

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malodorous

Origin of malodorous

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