foul-smelling
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foul-smelling — adj. emitting an unpleasasnt odor. Syn: fetid, foul, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foul-smelling — adj. Foul smelling is used with these nouns: ↑air … Collocations dictionary
foul-smelling — adjective offensively malodorous (Freq. 2) a foul odor the kitchen smelled really funky • Syn: ↑fetid, ↑foetid, ↑foul, ↑funky, ↑noisome, ↑sme … Useful english dictionary
foul-smelling — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Having an unpleasant odor: fetid, foul, malodorous, mephitic, noisome, reeky, stinking. Informal: smelly. See SMELLS … English dictionary for students
foul — foul1 [ faul ] adjective * ▸ 1 dirty ▸ 2 not allowed by rules ▸ 3 angry ▸ 4 about weather ▸ 5 unpleasant/evil ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) very dirty, or smelling or tasting unpleasant: What s that foul smell? The air within the cell was foul. foul… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
foul — 1 adjective 1 SMELL/TASTE a foul smell or taste is very unpleasant: I gulped down some water to take the foul taste out of my mouth. | foul tasting/foul smelling: The bags of garbage had been piled up in a foul smelling heap. 2 in a foul… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
foul — I UK [faʊl] / US adjective Word forms foul : adjective foul comparative fouler superlative foulest * 1) very dirty, or smelling or tasting unpleasant What s that foul smell? The air within the cell was foul. foul smelling/foul tasting etc: a foul … English dictionary
foul — foul1 [faul] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(smell/taste)¦ 2 in a foul mood/temper 3¦(air/water)¦ 4 foul language 5¦(weather)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: ful] 1.) ¦(SMELL/TASTE)¦ a foul smell or taste is very unpleasant = ↑disgusting … Dictionary of contemporary English
-smelling — [[t] smelɪŋ[/t]] COMB in ADJ GRADED smelling combines with adjectives to form adjectives which indicate how something smells. ...sweet smelling dried flowers... The city is covered by a foul smelling cloud of smoke … English dictionary
foul — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dirty, soiled, disgusting; stormy, unpleasant; obscene, indecent; clogged, choked, entangled; unfair, underhand. See uncleanness, impurity, improbity. fall foul of II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Soiled] … English dictionary for students
