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ILL-SCENTED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ill-scented mean?
• ILL-SCENTED (adjective)
The adjective ILL-SCENTED has 1 sense:
1. offensively malodorous
Familiarity information: ILL-SCENTED used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
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"Gentle doctors cause smelly wounds." (Dutch proverb)