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malodorous

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mal⋅o⋅dor⋅ous

  [mal-oh-der-uhs]
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–adjective
having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad: a malodorous swamp.
Origin:
1840–50; mal- + odorous

Related forms:
mal⋅o⋅dor⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
mal⋅o⋅dor⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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mal·o·dor·ous   (māl-ō'dər-əs)   
adj.  Having a bad odor; foul.
mal·o'dor·ous·ly adv., mal·o'dor·ous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

malodorous 
1850, from mal- "bad" + odorous.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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