| 单词 | malodorous |
| 释义 | malodorous (once / 20101 pages) adj You can use the adjective malodorous as a nicer way to say that something's stinky. Maybe you think your feet smell like roses, but if people move far away when your shoes come off, your rosy feet are probably malodorous. Mal- is used to form words for bad things, and in this case, mal-odor-ous means having a bad odor. Synonyms for malodorous include "smelly," "rank," and "funky" — but not funky in a "get on with your bad self" good way, just funky bad. If you walk into a malodorous room, you might start checking the bottoms of your shoes to see if you stepped in something, and if a plate of malodorous food is served, you might cover your nose and mouth. WORD FAMILYmalodorous: malodorously, malodorousness USAGE EXAMPLESThe data was glossed thus by Jay Islaam in the Guardian: “Londoners, you live in a malodorous rat-pit. Come to Birmingham instead.” The Guardian(Oct 13, 2016) The garments must also be worn for several hours after a workout, even if they become clammy and malodorous. New York Times(Jul 29, 2016) The official told him, according to their correspondence, that “all of them quickly succumbed to fever in the malodorous swamp world of Louisiana.” Washington Post(Jun 17, 2016) adj having an unpleasant smell Syn|Ant ill-smelling, malodourous, stinky, unpleasant-smelling bilgy smelling like bilge water fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinkingoffensively malodorous frowsty, fusty, mustystale and unclean smelling gamey, gamy, high(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted mephitic, miasmicof noxious stench from atmospheric pollution niffy(British informal) malodorous odoriferous, odorousemitting an odor putrid-smellinghaving the putrid odor of decaying organic matter rank-smellinghaving an offensive rancid odor reekinggiving off a strong unpleasant smell rancid, soursmelling of fermentation or staleness fragrant pleasant-smelling aromatic, redolenthaving a strong pleasant odor odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smellinghaving a natural fragrance perfumed, scentedfilled or impregnated with perfume muskyresembling the smell of musk |
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