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malodorous

mal.odor.ous \-'o-d-*-r*s\ aj : ill-smelling RID, RANK, FUSTY, MUSTY mean 
   bad-smelling. MALODOROUS may range from the unpleasant to the strongly 
   offensive; STINKING and FETID suggest the foul or disgusting; NOISOME adds 
   a suggestion of being harmful or unwholesome as well as offensive; PUTRID 
   implies particularly the sickening odor of decaying flesh; RANK suggests a 
   strong smell that is not necessarily bad in quality; FUSTY and MUSTY 
   suggest lack of fresh air and sunlight, FUSTY also implying prolonged 
   uncleanliness, MUSTY stressing the effects of dampness, mildew, or age - 
   mal.odor.ous.ly av SYN syn MALODOROUS, STINKING, FETID, NOISOME, PUT