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FOUL-SMELLING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foul-smelling mean?
• FOUL-SMELLING (adjective)
The adjective FOUL-SMELLING has 1 sense:
1. offensively malodorous
Familiarity information: FOUL-SMELLING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Offensively malodorous
Synonyms:
fetid; foetid; foul; foul-smelling; funky; ill-scented; noisome; smelly; stinking
Context example:
the kitchen smelled really funky
Similar:
ill-smelling; malodorous; malodourous; stinky; unpleasant-smelling (having an unpleasant smell)
Context examples
Skin symptoms may include a blue or black color, pain, numbness, and sores that produce a foul-smelling discharge.
(Gangrene, NIH)
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