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offensive smell

noun as in stink

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Once the men left the plane, they asked for an explanation from an airline employee, who said they had been removed because of a complaint about body odor, though nobody had accused the men of an offensive smell, according to the suit.

A Japanese company called Mirai Clinical sells a $16 persimmon soap bar that promises to eliminate the “offensive” smell.

“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.

Officials say the annual spraying eliminates the formation of ginkgo fruit, which emits an offensive smell and falls on sidewalks and roadways.

“An offensive smell could signal vaginal infection or a sexually transmitted disease,” she says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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