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malodorous

[mal-oh-der-uhs] Example Sentences Origin

mal·o·dor·ous

[mal-oh-der-uhs]
adjective
having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad: a malodorous swamp.

Origin:
1840–50; mal- + odorous

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

malodorous, odious, odoriferous, odorous, smelly, stinky.
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Example Sentences
  • They added to the malodorous mess and they splattered it on his jeans, his shirt and his face.
  • But a policy of pinching one's nose and engaging with malodorous regimes has its merits.
  • She opens a vial and wafts its malodorous brew toward my nose.
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malodorous (mælˈəʊdərəs)
 
adj
having a bad smell
 
mal'odorously
 
adv
 
mal'odorousness
 
n

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Word Origin & History

malodorous
1850, from mal- "bad" + odorous.
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