foul-smelling
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Definition
- Adjective: Having a very unpleasant or offensive smell.
Usage
- This adjective is used to describe something that emits a strong, disagreeable odor.
- It typically precedes the noun it modifies.
- It is a compound adjective formed from "foul" (offensive) and "smelling" (giving off an odor).
Examples
- The garbage can was foul-smelling after a week in the heat.
- They discovered a foul-smelling substance leaking from the old pipe.
- A foul-smelling cloud of smoke filled the room.
Advanced Usage
- "to be foul-smelling": This is the standard predicative use.
- The stagnant water in the pond was foul-smelling.
- It can be used in comparative and superlative forms by adding "more" and "most."
- This cheese is even more foul-smelling than the last one.
- It was the most foul-smelling place I had ever been.
Variants and Related Words
- Malodorous (adj): A more formal synonym for having a bad smell.
- Fetid (adj): (Formal) Smelling extremely unpleasant.
- Putrid (adj): Smelling of decay or rot.
- Rank (adj): Having a strong, unpleasant smell.
- Funky (adj): (Informal) Having a strong, unpleasant smell, especially of sweat or bodily odor.
Synonyms
- Stinking
- Reeking
- Noisome
- Stinky (informal)
Antonyms
- Fragrant
- Aromatic
- Sweet-smelling
- Perfumed
Related Phrases and Idioms
- To smell foul/to smell to high heaven: To have a very bad smell.
- Something in the fridge smells to high heaven.
- A foul odor/stench: A common collocation meaning a very bad smell.
- A foul odor emanated from the drain.
Adjective
- offensively malodorous
- a foul odor
- the kitchen smelled really funky