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foul-smelling

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Having an unpleasant odor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

offensively malodorous

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a foul odor
  • the kitchen smelled really funky

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: fetid, foetid, foul, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: ildelugtende — having a bad odour
  • Finnish: pahanhajuinen — having a bad odour
  • French: fétide — having a bad odour
  • French: nauséabond — having a bad odour
  • German: übelriechend — having a bad odour
  • Greek: δύσοσμος (dýsosmos) — having a bad odour
  • Ancient Greek: δυσώδης (dusṓdēs) — having a bad odour
  • Ancient Greek: κάκοσμος (kákosmos) — having a bad odour
  • Hungarian: büdös — having a bad odour
  • Hungarian: bűzös — having a bad odour
  • Hungarian: rossz szagú — having a bad odour
  • Latin: foetidus — having a bad odour
  • Malayalam: ദുർഗന്ധമുള്ള (duṟgandhamuḷḷa) — having a bad odour
  • Norwegian Bokmål: illeluktende — having a bad odour
  • Polish: cuchnący — having a bad odour
  • Polish: śmierdzący — having a bad odour
  • Spanish: maloliente — having a bad odour
  • Spanish: fétido — having a bad odour
  • Swedish: illaluktande — having a bad odour
  • Ottoman Turkish: آغر (ağır) — having a bad odour