foul-smelling

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 and divides as foul--smel-ling under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.