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(adj)
Having an unpleasant odor.
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Having a bad smell.
Having a bad odor.
Foul-smelling, stinking.
Alternative spelling of fetid. [Foul-smelling, stinking.]
Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
(chiefly Canada, US, colloquial, mildly vulgar) Of very poor quality; unpleasant; distasteful.
(informal) Unpleasantly sticky; yucky; disgusting.
(literary) Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
(colloquial) Remarkably bad; of poor quality.
(slang, UK, US) Cool; great; excellent.
Of low quality.
(vulgar, colloquial) Very bad; unpleasant; miserable; insignificant.
(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
Covered with filth; very dirty.
Unclean; covered with or containing unpleasant substances such as dirt or grime.
Contemptible, unpleasant (of a person).
(n)
(medicine, anatomy) Synonym of vein.
Characterized by or feeling deep affliction or distress; very miserable.
In a state of misery: very sad, ill, or poor.
(vulgar, sometimes offensive) Used as an intensifier.
(often offensive) Used as an intensifier expressing anger.
(figuratively, informal) Small (especially contemptibly small) in amount.
Of a person or entity: generally or widely known for something negative; infamous.
Displeasing to the eye; aesthetically unpleasing.
(sometimes vulgar) Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.
Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.
An exchange of goods or services for currency or credit.
Having a stench or foul odour, malodorous.
Having a strong odor that stings the nose; said especially of acidic or spicy substances.
Having a distinctive odor.
Of a fruit, vegetable, seed, etc., ready for reaping or gathering; having attained perfection; mature.
Characterised or marked by stinking.
Having an odor, especially having a specified odor.
Resembling a skunk; especially, having a strong or unpleasant odor or (of food, drink) taste.
A row of people or things organized in a grid pattern, often soldiers.
(slang) smelly; stinky
(obsolete) having an offensive smell; stinking; rotten.
(US, dialect, nonstandard) stinking
Alternative form of foul-smelling. [Having an unpleasant odor.]
odorous
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, informal) Having a bad smell.
Having an odor or fragrance.
Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.
In a reeking condition; having a strong odour.
fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or sight
(figuratively) Unpleasant.
(literary) Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.
(figuratively, by extension) Old-fashioned, refusing to change or update.
Characterised or marked by stench
Stinking.
(sometimes proscribed) Odoriferous; smelly
Emitting a reek; smelly.
(rare) evil-smelling; fetid.
(comparable) Strongly scented.
(obsolete) A type of snuff with a musty flavour (adjective sense 2).
A bad-smelling substance.
That which is smelled or sensed in one breath.
Resembling a skunk or its odour.
rotten; fetid; stinking; base; worthless
Evoking strong mental sensation, to the point of distress; emotionally moving.
(Ottawa Valley) Heavenly; Upon the sky.
malodorous, foul-smelling.
Alternative form of odored. [Having an odor, especially having a specified odor.]
Tasting of acidity.
Having a nauseous odour; fetid
Fragrant or aromatic; having a sweet scent.
(obsolete) mouldy; having a bad smell
Becoming putrid; putrefying.
Diffusing odour or scent; fragrant or odorous.
Moderately damp or moist.
(archaic) Becoming rancid or sour.
The act of making or becoming bitter.
Annoyed; angry; in a bad mood; pissed off.
Misspelling of odorous. [Having a distinctive odor.]
Having a colour similar to that of sulfur.
(of oily or fatty food) Rank in taste or smell.
Resembling the skunk, especially in smell.
Having a pleasant aroma.
Filled with miasma; containing noxious vapors.
Alternative form of odorful. [odorous]
Covered with mold.
(obsolete) Prone to stealing; thieving.
(UK, colloquial) Having a bad smell.
Moral badness; wickedness; malevolence; the forces or behaviors that are the opposite or enemy of good.
Pertaining to or consisting of ordure (dung).
Powerful; possessing power; effective.
(US) Excessively sweet, emotional, nostalgic; cheesy; mushy. (British equivalent: soppy)
Of uncertain, risky outcome.
Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
(archaic) Smelly; stinky.
Alternative form of mephitic. [Foul-smelling or noxious, particularly of a gas or atmosphere.]
Reeking, oppressing, having the nature of miasma.
Filled with smoke.
(obsolete) Fit to excite hatred; hateful, odious.
(uncountable, dialectal, obsolete) Broken pieces of a structure; rubble, ruins.
Having a noxious atmosphere.