foul smelling
Stinks quite badly
Foul smelling describes something that gives off a deeply unpleasant odor—rotting food, sewage, decay.
The phrase is slightly more formal than stinky or smelly: A foul smelling liquid seeped from under the door.
Also spelled foul-smelling when used before a noun.
- stenchPowerfully offensive odor
- putridDecomposed and foul-smelling
- rottenDecomposed or corrupt
- rotten eggsDecomposed poultry products
- rankPosition in hierarchy
fetid · malodorous · body odor · stinking · reek · bad breath · nauseating · garbage · garbage dump · sewage · sulfur · sulfur dioxide · decay · decomposing · dead fish · rancid · sour milk · musty