Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality or state of being malodorous, or offensive to smell.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The attribute of having a strong offensive smell.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or condition of being
malodorous .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
Etymologies
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Examples
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A rancid, oddly sweet, yet acrid blast of sheer malodorousness that beat hands-down anything I've smelt in my 51 years.
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All: Marvels manifest malodorousness, malodorousness manifests marvels;
Archive 2010-04-01 DC 2010
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All: Marvels manifest malodorousness, malodorousness manifests marvels;
On the M Quarto of Macbeth DC 2010
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Unfortunately, these conditions do cause erosion of your teeth and a moderate degree of malodorousness, but it's nothing that a couple of vodka shots won't cover up.
Ali A. Rizvi: The Ultimate 9-Step Guide to Looking Good 2009
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The diseases that chiefly attack prosperous hives are first of all the clerus-this consists in a growth of little worms on the floor, from which, as they develop, a kind of cobweb grows over the entire hive, and the combs decay; another diseased condition is indicated in a lassitude on the part of the bees and in malodorousness of the hive.
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The squalor and malodorousness of the town struck me, from the moment I stood upon the street, a facts I had never before observed.
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The squalor and malodorousness of the town struck me, from the moment I stood upon the street, as facts I had never before observed.
Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887 Edward Bellamy 1874
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The squalor and malodorousness of the town struck me, from the moment I stood upon the street, as facts I had never before observed.
Looking Backward 2000-1887 Edward Bellamy 1874
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