olid

The cheese had an olid smell.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a strong, unpleasant smell: "olid" means emitting a foul or offensive odor, typically associated with decay or putrefaction.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The olid odor from the garbage bin filled the entire kitchen. (The smell of rotting waste was strong and disgusting.)
  • After days without ventilation, the room became olid and unbearable. (The air grew foul and stale due to lack of fresh air.)

Advanced Usage

• "an olid stench": a particularly offensive and powerful smell.

  • The swamp released an olid stench that could be detected from a mile away. (The smell of stagnant water and decay was extremely unpleasant.)

• "olid breath": breath that is foul-smelling, often due to poor hygiene or illness.

  • He spoke with such olid breath that everyone stepped back. (His breath had a strong, bad odor.)

Variants and Related Words

• Olidness (n): the quality or state of being olid.

  • The olidness of the old cheese was overpowering. (The strong unpleasant smell of the cheese was too much to bear.)

• Oildly (adv): in an olid manner; with a foul smell.

  • The garbage rotted olidly in the summer heat. (It decomposed while emitting a strong, bad odor.)

Synonyms

• Fetid: having an offensive smell; stinking.
• Putrid: decaying or rotting and emitting a foul smell.
• Rank: having a strong, unpleasant smell, especially from staleness or decay.

Related Idioms

• Stink to high heaven (idiom): to have a very strong, offensive odor.
  • The abandoned fish market stank to high heaven — it was truly olid. (The smell was extremely foul and noticeable from far away.)

Note: "Olid" is a rare, formal, or literary word. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation but may appear in descriptive writing or academic contexts. There are no common phrasal verbs or idioms specific to "olid" itself.