Adjective
- 1. nauseating, nauseous, noisome, queasy, loathsome, offensive, sickening, vile, unwholesome (vs. wholesome)
- usage: causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
- 2. fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented, malodorous (vs. fragrant), malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky
- usage: offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
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