Definition

In a way that produces an unpleasant or bad smell.

Example

The garbage was left out and began to smell malodorously.

Conversation

Did you smell that malodorously strong odor coming from the kitchen?

Yeah, I thought something was burning or maybe the trash needed to be taken out.

I checked, and it turns out the fridge has some expired food.

Ugh, that explains it! Let's clean it out before it gets worse.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Root Explanation

Malodorously → It is formed from "mal-" (meaning bad) and "odor" (from Latin "odor", meaning smell) and "-ously" (meaning in a manner). The word describes something that has a bad smell or is characterized by an unpleasant odor.

Memory Tip

Think of 'mal-' meaning bad and 'odor' meaning smell — so when something is malodorously, it means it has a bad smell.

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