offensive odour

Frequency: 6.89.2 per million words

a smell that is very unpleasant to the senses

odourADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

offensive

Examples (10)

  • The kitchen was filled with an offensive odour after the food spoiled.
  • Residents complained about the offensive odour emanating from the nearby factory.
  • She immediately noticed the offensive odour when she entered the old, damp basement.
  • An offensive odour persisted in the bathroom despite her efforts to clean it thoroughly.
  • The landfill site was a source of an offensive odour that spread for miles.
  • Could you open a window? There's quite an offensive odour in here.
  • The dead fish on the beach created a truly offensive odour.
  • His clothes carried an offensive odour from working at the recycling plant.
  • Despite airing the room, the offensive odour of cigarette smoke lingered.
  • The chemist identified the compound responsible for the strong offensive odour.