Meanings
adjectivefoul-smelling (comparative more foul-smelling, superlative most foul-smelling)
comparative more foul-smelling · superlative most foul-smelling · alternative foulsmelling
- Having an unpleasant odor.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveoffensively malodorous
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Translations
Ancient Greek δυσώδης, κάκοσμος
- δυσώδης (dusṓdēs)having a bad odour
- κάκοσμος (kákosmos)having a bad odour
Danish ildelugtende
- ildelugtendehaving a bad odour
Finnish pahanhajuinen
- pahanhajuinenhaving a bad odour
French fétide, nauséabond
- fétidehaving a bad odour
- nauséabondhaving a bad odour
German übelriechend
- übelriechendhaving a bad odour
Greek δύσοσμος
- δύσοσμος (dýsosmos)having a bad odour
Hungarian büdös, bűzös
- büdöshaving a bad odour
- bűzöshaving a bad odour
- rossz szagúhaving a bad odour
Latin foetidus
- foetidushaving a bad odour
Norwegian Bokmål illeluktende
- illeluktendehaving a bad odour
Polish cuchnący, śmierdzący
- cuchnącyhaving a bad odour
- śmierdzącyhaving a bad odour
Spanish maloliente, fétido
- malolientehaving a bad odour
- fétidohaving a bad odour
Swedish illaluktande
- illaluktandehaving a bad odour
Cite this entry
APA
foul-smelling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foul-smelling
MLA
“foul-smelling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foul-smelling. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foul-smelling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foul-smelling.
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