Usually means: Emits unpleasant, offensive, strong odors.
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  1. foul-smelling: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. foul-smelling, foul-smelling: Collins English Dictionary
  3. foul-smelling: Vocabulary.com
  4. foul-smelling: Wordnik
  5. foul-smelling: Wiktionary
  6. foul-smelling: Dictionary.com
  7. foul-smelling: Rhymezone
  8. foul-smelling: FreeDictionary.org
  9. foul-smelling: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. foul-smelling: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. foul-smelling: Encyclopedia

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▸ adjective:  Having an unpleasant odor.

Similar:
stinking, smelly, malodorous, fetid, foetid, foul, putrid, noisome, funky, foulsmelling, more...

Opposite:
fragrant, pleasant, aromatic, sweet-smelling, fresh

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Similar:
stinking, smelly, malodorous, fetid, foetid, foul, putrid, noisome, funky, foulsmelling, more...

Opposite:
fragrant, pleasant, aromatic, sweet-smelling, fresh



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