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malodorous
What does malodorous mean?
malodorous (adjective): having an unpleasant smell.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use malodorous in a sentence?
- There were malodorous garbage bags aplenty outside her house. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce malodorous?
/ˌmælˈoʊdəɹəs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does malodorous come from?
From mal- + odorous.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of malodorous?
What are antonyms of malodorous?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
Test yourself: do you know “malodorous”?
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What does “malodorous” mean?
shockingly brutal or cruel
Not quite: that's what monstrous means.
widespread; very prevalent
Not quite: that's what ubiquitous means.
having an unpleasant smell
Right! That's what “malodorous” means.
offering little or no hope
Not quite: that's what bleak means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “malodorous”?
clumsy
Not quite: clumsy means something else.
candid
Not quite: candid means something else.
stinky
Right!
innate
Not quite: innate means something else.
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