Word of the Day: MALODOROUS

Rank or stinking

malodorous (adj) - having or emitting an unpleasant smell or scent; improper or offensive [mal-oh-der-uhs]

BREAKDOWN: MAL- (bad) + ODOR- (smell, scent) + -OUS (full of)

• odorous means having or emitting a smell or scent, pleasant or unpleasant

See also: redolent

"Is a man satisfied, merely because he is perfumed himself, to mingle with a malodorous crowd?" —Edward Bellamy