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mal·o·dor·ous
 malodorous
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- pronunciation:
- m
lo
d
rs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
having an unpleasant smell.
- antonyms:
- fragrant, sweet
- similar words:
- foul
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| related words: |
acrid, rancid, rank, strong |
adverb + (adj.)malodorous
less, particularly
(adj.)malodorous
+ noun
air, blackberry, breath, clothing, compound, floor, fur, hazard, herb, island, lagoon, linebacker, mouth, mud, onion, smell, toilet
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| derivations: |
malodorously (adv.), malodor (n.), malodorousness (n.) |
The word malodorous
contains the following parts:
mal, male
Latin
root
that means bad, evil, ill
  Example words:
dismal, maladjusted, maladminister, maladroit, malady, malaise, malapropism, malapropos, malaria, malcontent, malediction, malefaction, malefactor, malefic, maleficence, maleficent, malevolent, malfeasance, malformation, malfunction, malice, malicious, malign, malignant, malinger, malnutrition, malocclusion, malodorous, malpractice, malversation
- antonyms:
- ben, bene, bon
-ous, -ious
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means full of, characterized by
More about this word part:
The suffix "-ous
, -ious
" attaches to Latin, Greek, and native English roots
Example words:
adventurous, ambiguous, amorous, amorphous, anadromous, androgynous, anomalous, apetalous, apocarpous, apterous, aqueous, atrocious, auspicious, avaricious, azygous, captious, carnivorous, chromous, coterminous, covetous, curious, delicious, diadromous, diaphanous, dicephalous, dioecious, disingenuous, egregious, endogenous, enormous, epigynous, euphonious, extemporaneous, ferocious, fortuitous, generous, glorious, gracious, gregarious, heterogamous, heterogeneous, homogeneous, homogenous, homologous, homopterous, hydrous, hypogynous, illustrious, impecunious, impervious, incommodious, incongruous, inconspicuous, indecorous, infamous, infelicitous, innocuous, intravenous, isogenous, isomerous, joyous, judicious, laborious, ludicrous, lustrous, magnanimous, malicious, malodorous, monoclinous, monoecious, multiparous, nauseous, perigynous, poisonous, porous, precious, quadrumanous, ramous, rebellious, spacious, subaqueous, synchronous, tubuliflorous, unanimous, valorous, vicious, wondrous, xerophilous
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