malodorous

WOTD – 11 January 2008    

English

Alternative forms

• malodourous

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˌmælˈəʊ.də.rəs/ X-SAMPA: /%m{l."@U.d@.r@s/
• (US) IPA: /ˌmælˈoʊ.də.rəs/ X-SAMPA: /%m{l."oU.d@.r@s/

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Adjective

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.

Synonyms

• (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 Wikisaurus:malodorous

Antonyms

• (having a good odor): fragrant

Related terms

• malodor
• malodorously
• malodorousness

Translations

having a bad odor

• Dutch: malodorant (nl), stinkend (nl)
• Esperanto: aĉodoro (eo)
• Polish: cuchnący m, śmierdzący m

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

highly improper

• Polish: nieprzyzwoity m