offensive smell
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“Along with an offensive smell, that laceration may be accompanied by bleeding from the mouth, signs of pain, excessive drooling or pawing at the side of the face,” Dr. de Jong says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2018
The cabbage decays with a strong, offensive smell when its tissues finally break down after repeated changes of temperature and moisture.
From Farm Gardening with Hints on Cheap Manuring Quick Cash Crops and How to Grow Them by Anonymous
It is a poisonous colourless gas, with a characteristic offensive smell.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" by Various
The latter, in appearance, are not much unlike turkeys, and thence have obtained the name of turkey buzzards; but, from their carnivorous habits, they have a most offensive smell.
From Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe by Bingley, William
The sponge has a peculiarly strong and offensive smell.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
