Malodorous – Smelling very unpleasant

(Pronounced mal-oh-duh-ruhs)

To remember the definition of the word malodorous, use the following mnemonic:

The mallard's odour made us (malodorous) run away. He smelt very unpleasant. 

Examples of malodorous in a sentence

My dog is very malodorous after swimming.

The smell was so malodorous, I started to gag.

The detective knew the malodorous scent had to be coming from the murder victim.