Foul-smelling

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having an unpleasant odor.
Adjective
  1. 1
    offensively malodorous wordnet

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badbuckisheye-wateringfetidfoetidfoul

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"There was a strange, foul-smelling brown liquid in the waste basket."

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