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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 malodorousplay

  Familiarity information: FOUL-SMELLING used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


FOUL-SMELLING (adjective)


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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