malodorous

English

WOTD – 11 January 2008

Alternative forms

malodourous

Etymology

mal- +‎ odorous

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

malodorous (comparative more malodorous, superlative most malodorous)

Having a bad odor.
There were malodorous garbage bags aplenty outside her house.
(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 Thesaurus:malodorous

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “having a good odor”): fragrant

Related terms

Translations

having a bad odor

Bashkir: һаҫыҡ (haśıq)
Bulgarian: зловонен (bg) (zlovonen)
Dutch: malodorant, stinkend (nl), onwelriekend (nl)
Esperanto: malbonodora
French: malodorant (fr) m
Occitan: pudent (oc)
Polish: cuchnący (pl) m, śmierdzący (pl) m
Russian: злово́нный (ru) m (zlovónnyj), злово́нная (ru) f (zlovónnaja), злово́нное (ru) n (zlovónnoje)
Spanish: maloliente (es)
Swedish: illaluktande (sv), stinkande (sv)
Volapük: lusmelik

highly improper

Polish: nieprzyzwoity (pl) m

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