malodorous

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EnglishEdit

WOTD – 11 January 2008

Alternative formsEdit

• malodourous

EtymologyEdit

mal- +‎ odorous

PronunciationEdit

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌmælˈəʊ.də.ɹəs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌmælˈoʊ.də.ɹəs/

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AdjectiveEdit

malodorous (comparative more malodorous, superlative most malodorous)

1. Having a bad odor

   There were tons of malodorous garbage bags outside her house.

2. (figuratively) Highly improper.

SynonymsEdit

• (having a bad odor): foul, putrid, smelly, stinky, stenchy, fetid, funky, noisome, reeky, reeking, stinking, mephitic, foul-smelling, rank, rotten, smelly, vile, offensive; see also Thesaurus:malodorous

AntonymsEdit

• (having a good odor): fragrant

Related termsEdit

• malodor
• malodorously
• malodorousness

TranslationsEdit

having a bad odor

• Bashkir: һаҫыҡ (haθïq)
• Dutch: malodorant, stinkend (nl), onwelriekend
• Polish: cuchnący (pl) m, śmierdzący (pl) m

• Spanish: maloliente (es) m, f
• Swedish: illaluktande (sv), stinkande (sv)
• Volapük: lusmelik

highly improper

• Polish: nieprzyzwoity (pl) m