fetid
Offensively foul-smelling
Fetid describes something that smells extremely foul or rotten—the stench of decay, sewage, or putrefaction: a fetid swamp, the fetid air of the abandoned slaughterhouse.
The word carries more literary weight than simply saying something stinks, often appearing in descriptions meant to evoke disgust or revulsion.
Having a bad smell
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- reekEmit strong odor
pungent · noisome · miasma · sulfurous · acrid · musty · moldy · fetor
Bacterial breakdown of tissue
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- carrionPutrefying animal remains
- cadaverBody for dissection
- necrosisLocalized cell death
spoilage · moldering · mold · mildew · bacteria · compost · biodegradation · gangrenous
malodorous
Having a bad smell
reek · pungent · noisome · miasma · sulfurous · acrid · musty · moldy · fetor · pong
putrefaction
Bacterial breakdown of tissue
- decompositionBreakdown into simpler parts
- carrionPutrefying animal remains
- cadaverBody for dissection
necrosis · spoilage · moldering · mold · mildew · bacteria · compost · biodegradation · gangrenous · festering
nauseating
Causing urge to vomit
noxious · repugnant · stomach-turning · gagging · retching · unpalatable · sickening · gross · foul · offensive
- smellsmell, scent, odor, reek, aroma
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
- dungeondungeon, oubliette, cell bars, torture chamber, chains
- scent wordsfragrant, aromatic, pungent, musty, musky
- spoiledrotten, rotted, rotting, spoiled, spoiling
- Stinksbody odor, skunk, rotten eggs, sewage, garbage smell