malodorous
📖 Definitions
adjective
1. Having a foul smell.
2. Highly improper.
💬 Usage Examples
“One challenge of drilling oil wells is what to do with ‘produced water’ -- a malodorous liquid, fortified with heavy metals.” Patrick Radden Keefe; Reversal of Fortune; The New Yorker; Jan 9, 2012. “Those who believe, as the neocons did, that the focus of foreign policy should be to promote liberal democracy, will find much to disapprove of.
But a policy of pinching one’s nose and engaging with malodorous regimes has its merits.” Barack Obama’s Foreign Policy; The Economist (London, UK); Mar 14, 2009.