foul-smelling

1. 1.

   offensively malodorous

   “a foul odor”

   “the kitchen smelled really funky”

   Synonymsfetidfoetidfoulfunkynoisomesmellystinkingill-scented

   Similarmalodorous

Questions about foul-smelling

What does foul-smelling mean?

foul-smelling means "offensively malodorous".

How many syllables are in foul-smelling?

foul-smelling has 3 syllables: foul--smel-ling. The stress falls on "foul-".

What is another word for foul-smelling?

Close synonyms include fetid, foetid, foul, funky, noisome. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is foul-smelling a common word?

foul-smelling is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.