malodor
Example Sentences
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Mr. Trump’s final official acts added to the malodor, as he granted clemency to a raft of corrupt cronies, former officials and white-collar criminals.
From Washington Post
“Nonenal would be a perfect candidate for this malodor masking technology,” Dr. Warren says.
From New York Times
The problem is that no one quite knows what contempt means, other than the obvious malodor of disrepute.
From Salon
Staff members were seen handling soiled laundry without wearing gloves, the inspectors added in the government report, and cushions and other material were “heavily contaminated, and had a strong malodor.”
From New York Times
There’s a vast world of malodors out there, but the online discussion revealed a few clear contenders: dead things, bodily effluvia, and anything having to do with fish.
From The Verge
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.