Meaning

2 senses

  1. Having a bad odor.

    There were malodorous garbage bags aplenty outside her house.

    злово́нныйzlovónnyj

    having an unpleasant smell

  2. (figuratively)Highly improper.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
having a bad odor:

Forms

more malodorous, most malodorous
Comparativemore malodorous Lesson
Superlativemost malodorous Lesson

regular

Synonyms

40 synonyms
having a bad odor:foulB2
funkyB2rankB1rottenB1offensiveB1badA1ripeB1putridsmellystinkystenchyfetidnoisomereekyreeking
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms
having a good odor:fragrant

Word family

7 related words
RelatedrankB1malodormalodorouslymalodorousnessmephiticstenchreek

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
malletmalmmalnourishedmalnutritionmalpracticemaltmaltreat
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