malodorous

[ mal-oh-der-uhs ]

adjective

1. having an unpleasant or offensive odor; smelling bad:

   a malodorous swamp.

malodorous

/ mælˈəʊdərəs /

adjective

1. having a bad smell

Derived Forms

• malˈodorousness, noun
• malˈodorously, adverb

Other Words From

• mal·odor·ous·ly adverb
• mal·odor·ous·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of malodorous¹

First recorded in 1840–50; mal- + odorous

Example Sentences

It’s also true that advertisers expressed concerns after Musk’s acquisition, and his firing of most of the staff responsible for trust and safety at X, that the chances their ads would end up cheek by jowl with posts from malodorous tweeters would rise.

From Los Angeles Times

In the Bay Area, Cardea Health Chief Executive Alexis Chettiar said the unhoused clients that her nonprofit serves “are too sick to live in a home without support, they are disallowed from shelters because they may be incontinent or have malodorous wounds,” and nursing homes are often unwilling to take them.

From Los Angeles Times

One witness said it became so unbearable that the flight turned around and headed back to the gate to remove the malodorous traveler.

From Seattle Times

The canal still carries sewage, mixed with rainwater, away from the city on a malodorous, 29-mile course.

From Los Angeles Times

Because each snail yielded little more than a drop of the discharge — a clear, malodorous liquid — some 250,000 were required to produce an ounce of dye, by some accounts.

From New York Times