Definitions
Wiktionary
- adj. Having an unpleasant odor.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. emitting an unpleasasnt odor.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. offensively malodorous
Examples
“Skunks' main line of defense—a foul-smelling liquid they can spray from two sacks with great accuracy for as far as 12 feet—is so effective it keeps most potential predators away.”
The Wall Street Journal: Illinois Holds Its Nose as Skunks Flourish
“Cholera has played a central role in the development of the field of public health: A cholera outbreak in London in 1854 was successfully battled by a London physician, Dr. John Snow, who helped lay to rest the long-held theory that the disease is caused by miasma, or foul-smelling air.”
The Huffington Post: Officials Say Haiti Cholera Outbreak Not As Dire As Predicted
“A large sugar intake can also cause foul-smelling breath, cavities and gum disease too.”
The Huffington Post: Dr. Harold Katz: How to Explain Bad Breath to Your Kids
“The beetles and dead birds battle for space with the crying woman inside the small foul-smelling room.”
“Toda dribbles a foul-smelling tea down his throat, then motions for me to get started.”
“Together they rake through foul-smelling refuse dumps for plastics, which Cheo transforms into flower jars, beads, statues and murals.”
“Israel has also invested heavily in riot-dispersal gear including accurate tear-gas launchers, high-powered loudspeakers that emit an intolerable buzzing noise, and cannons for dousing crowds with water or a foul-smelling liquid known as "skunk.”
The Huffington Post: Israel vows "tolerance" for Palestinian protests
“And residents say the sand and soil on the coast is still saturated with foul-smelling, oily residue.”
Voice of America: Obama, Gulf Coast Residents Mark Oil Spill Anniversary
“Each time he was forced to slip off the side of the berm and back into the foul-smelling mud of the adjoining rice paddy.”
“The foul-smelling dump, spread over about 150 acres on the western edge of Mexico City, was one of the largest in Latin America. . .”
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