malodorous

adjective

mal·odor·ous ˌmal-ˈō-də-rəs How to pronounce malodorous (audio)

: having a bad odor

a malodorous mixture of chemicals

: highly improper

malodorous practices and chicanery in high financial places

New Republic

malodorously adverb

malodorousness noun

Example Sentences

the cellar will need to be cleared of several malodorous piles of garbage

Recent Examples on the Web There is the snake making its way through a bit of filthy water, then two snakes in a blue kiddie pool (one appearing somewhat compromised), then a limply malodorous snake being held by a girl in the plein air of concrete rubble.

Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022 Less testing for monkeypox this summer will inevitably lead to more people suffering from ulcerating rashes, drenching night sweats, malodorous rectal discharge, and expansive onward spread.

Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 21 July 2022 Two subways always coexist in our imagination: the actual subway—filthy, malodorous, rodent-ridden, and all the rest, but always running—and the subway as it is thematized and made iconic, by movies and television and the tabloids.

Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2022 So too their summers: sweaty, fleeting weeks of melting Popsicles, malodorous with bug repellent, the calendar countdown to hurricane season.

Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022 Research shows that people living near malodorous sites can suffer physiological symptoms including headaches, burning eyes and nausea as well as mental health challenges like depression and anxiety.

New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022 Simply put your face mask on and open a window in your kitchen while measuring it and portioning and baking the dough to prevent any malodorous smell from lingering.

Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2021 Several days into her quarantine period, Ms. Moore took a whiff of Dumbo’s typically malodorous food.

New York Times, 17 May 2021 Yet another put forward a strategy to combat the wine’s malodorous nature.

Lettie Teague, WSJ, 5 May 2021 See More

malodorous

adjective

as in stinking

having an unpleasant smell the cellar will need to be cleared of several malodorous piles of garbage

Synonyms & Similar Words

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stinking
fetid
reeking
smelly
stinky
foul
ripe
noisome
disgusting
filthy
rotting
fusty
musty
rotted
frowsy
rotten
strong
stenchy
reeky
dirty
funky
putrid
frowsty
frowzy
vile
rank
rancid
odorous
nasty
bad
repulsive
skunky
revolting
noxious
odiferous
odoriferous
offensive
stale
decaying
spoiled
decayed
decomposing
spoiling
decomposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

fragrant
aromatic
perfumed
scented
redolent
sweet
savory
ambrosial
savoury
spicy
flowery
woodsy
fruity

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of malodorous are fetid, fusty, musty, noisome, putrid, rank, and stinking. While all these words mean "bad-smelling," malodorous may range from the unpleasant to the strongly offensive.

malodorous fertilizers

Both fusty and musty suggest lack of fresh air and sunlight, fusty also implying prolonged uncleanliness, musty stressing the effects of dampness, mildew, or age.

a fusty attic

the musty odor of a damp cellar

The synonyms noisome and malodorous are sometimes interchangeable, but noisome adds a suggestion of being harmful or unwholesome as well as offensive.

a stagnant, noisome sewer

The words putrid and malodorous are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, putrid implies particularly the sickening odor of decaying organic matter.

the putrid smell of rotting fish

In some situations, the words rank and malodorous are roughly equivalent. However, rank suggests a strong unpleasant smell.

rank cigar smoke

Both stinking and fetid suggest the foul or disgusting.

prisoners were held in stinking cells

the fetid odor of skunk cabbage

单词	malodorous
释义	malodorous adjective mal·odor·ous ˌmal-ˈō-də-rəs 1 : having a bad odor a malodorous mixture of chemicals 2 : highly improper malodorous practices and chicanery in high financial places New Republic malodorously adverb malodorousness noun Synonyms fetid foul frowsty [chiefly British] frowsy frowzy funky fusty musty noisome rank reeking reeky ripe smelly stenchy stinking stinky strong See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the cellar will need to be cleared of several malodorous piles of garbage Recent Examples on the Web There is the snake making its way through a bit of filthy water, then two snakes in a blue kiddie pool (one appearing somewhat compromised), then a limply malodorous snake being held by a girl in the plein air of concrete rubble. Joy Williams, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2022 Less testing for monkeypox this summer will inevitably lead to more people suffering from ulcerating rashes, drenching night sweats, malodorous rectal discharge, and expansive onward spread. Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 21 July 2022 Two subways always coexist in our imagination: the actual subway—filthy, malodorous, rodent-ridden, and all the rest, but always running—and the subway as it is thematized and made iconic, by movies and television and the tabloids. Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2022 So too their summers: sweaty, fleeting weeks of melting Popsicles, malodorous with bug repellent, the calendar countdown to hurricane season. Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2022 Research shows that people living near malodorous sites can suffer physiological symptoms including headaches, burning eyes and nausea as well as mental health challenges like depression and anxiety. New York Times, 13 Jan. 2022 Simply put your face mask on and open a window in your kitchen while measuring it and portioning and baking the dough to prevent any malodorous smell from lingering. Ben Mims, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2021 Several days into her quarantine period, Ms. Moore took a whiff of Dumbo’s typically malodorous food. New York Times, 17 May 2021 Yet another put forward a strategy to combat the wine’s malodorous nature. Lettie Teague, WSJ, 5 May 2021 See More Word History First Known Use 1850, in the meaning defined at sense 1 malodorous adjective as in stinking having an unpleasant smell the cellar will need to be cleared of several malodorous piles of garbage Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance stinking fetid reeking smelly stinky foul ripe noisome disgusting filthy rotting fusty musty rotted frowsy rotten strong stenchy reeky dirty funky putrid frowsty frowzy vile rank rancid odorous nasty bad repulsive skunky revolting noxious odiferous odoriferous offensive stale decaying spoiled decayed decomposing spoiling decomposed Antonyms & Near Antonyms fragrant aromatic perfumed scented redolent sweet savory ambrosial savoury spicy flowery woodsy fruity See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of malodorous are fetid, fusty, musty, noisome, putrid, rank, and stinking. While all these words mean "bad-smelling," malodorous may range from the unpleasant to the strongly offensive. malodorous fertilizers Both fusty and musty suggest lack of fresh air and sunlight, fusty also implying prolonged uncleanliness, musty stressing the effects of dampness, mildew, or age. a fusty attic the musty odor of a damp cellar The synonyms noisome and malodorous are sometimes interchangeable, but noisome adds a suggestion of being harmful or unwholesome as well as offensive. a stagnant, noisome sewer The words putrid and malodorous are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, putrid implies particularly the sickening odor of decaying organic matter. the putrid smell of rotting fish In some situations, the words rank and malodorous are roughly equivalent. However, rank suggests a strong unpleasant smell. rank cigar smoke Both stinking and fetid suggest the foul or disgusting. prisoners were held in stinking cells the fetid odor of skunk cabbage
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malodorous

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