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malodorous
English
Alternative forms
- malodourous
Etymology
mal- +? odorous
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?mæl???.d?.??s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?mæl?o?.d?.??s/
Adjective
malodorous (comparative more malodorous, superlative most malodorous)
- Having a bad odor.
- There were tons of malodorous garbage bags 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
- (having a good odor): fragrant
Related terms
- malodor
- malodorously
- malodorousness
Translations
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odious
English
Etymology
From Middle English odious, from Old French odieus, from Latin odi?sus, from odium (“hate”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /???.di.?s/
- (US) IPA(key): /?o?.di.?s/
- Rhymes: -??di?s
Adjective
odious (comparative more odious, superlative most odious)
- Arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure.
- Scrubbing the toilet is an odious task.
Usage notes
- Nouns to which "odious" is often applied: debt, man, character, crime, task, comparison, woman, person, vice, word, act.
Synonyms
- detestable, hated, reviled, unsavory, contemptible, despicable
Related terms
Translations
Anagrams
- iodous
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