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Meaning of "evil-smelling" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EVIL-SMELLING

evil-smelling  [ˈiːv əlsmɛlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EVIL-SMELLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Evil-Smelling is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EVIL-SMELLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of evil-smelling in the English dictionary

The definition of evil-smelling in the dictionary is having an very offensive smell.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EVIL-SMELLING


bestselling
ˌbɛstˈsɛlɪŋ
celling
ˈsɛlɪŋ
compelling
kəmˈpɛlɪŋ
dwelling
ˈdwɛlɪŋ
fast-selling
ˈfɑːstˌsɛlɪŋ
Felling
ˈfɛlɪŋ
fortune-telling
ˈfɔːtʃuːntɛlɪŋ
foul-smelling
ˌfaʊlˈsmɛlɪŋ
mis-selling
ˌmɪsˈsɛlɪŋ
misspelling
ˌmɪsˈspɛlɪŋ
propelling
prəˈpɛlɪŋ
retelling
ˌriːˈtɛlɪŋ
selling
ˈsɛlɪŋ
shelling
ˈʃɛlɪŋ
spelling
ˈspɛlɪŋ
swelling
ˈswɛlɪŋ
telling
ˈtɛlɪŋ
uncompelling
ˌʌnkəmˈpɛlɪŋ
welling
ˈwɛlɪŋ
yelling
ˈjɛlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EVIL-SMELLING

evidentiary
evidently
evil
evil eye
Evil One
evil spirit
evil twin
evil-eyed
evil-minded
evil-mindedly
evildoer
evildoing
evilly
evilness
evince
evincement
evincible
evincibly
evincive
evirate

WORDS THAT END LIKE EVIL-SMELLING

billing
calling
chilling
controlling
direct selling
drilling
falling
feeling
filling
fulfilling
hot-selling
installing
killing
modelling
polling
rolling
scrolling
shilling
start the ball rolling
travelling
willing

Synonyms and antonyms of evil-smelling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «evil-smelling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EVIL-SMELLING

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The translations of evil-smelling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «evil-smelling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

邪恶的气味
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

maloliente
570 millions of speakers

English

evil-smelling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बुराई महक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشر الرائحة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зловонный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mal - cheiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দুর্গন্ধযুক্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nauséabonds
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berbau busuk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

übel riechend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

悪の香り
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

악마의 냄새
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Jahat banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ác - mùi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீய-மணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाईट-वाईट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kötülük kokulu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maleodorante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cuchnących
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

смердючий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rău - mirositoare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακό - μυρίζοντας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onwelriekende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

illaluktande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

evil- smelling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of evil-smelling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EVIL-SMELLING»

The term «evil-smelling» is normally little used and occupies the 143.677 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EVIL-SMELLING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about evil-smelling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EVIL-SMELLING»

Discover the use of evil-smelling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to evil-smelling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Origins of Evil in Hindu Mythology
... and so the breath from the mouth is free from evil, smelling neither good smells nor bad smells; when this breath departs, the mouth gapes open in death.'* From this text it is apparent that the demons have brought about the moral ambiguity ...
Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, Wendy Doniger, 1980
2
From Chrishna to Christ
water. also.; I tell you truly, the angel of water shall cast out of your "body all unci eanliness, .which defiled it without and within. And all unclean and evil-smelling things shall flow out of you, even as the unci eanliness of garments washed in ...
‎1996
3
A Dictionary of Tocharian B.: Revised and Greatly Enlarged
... —yolo-sarwana 'ugly-faced' [I B(H)S dur-mukha-] (550b1L); —yolowere 'evil- smelling/having an evil smell': yuse-yndrinta yolo-were 'with dull senses and evil- smelling' (K-8a1/PK-AS-7Ha1C [CEToM]); —yolo-weretsfififie 'the state of having  ...
Adams, Douglas Q. Adams, 2013
4
Buddha Nature: The Mahayana Uttaratantra Shastra with Commentary
Example An image of the Victorious One made from precious material lies by the road, wrapped in an evil-smelling tattered rag. Upon seeing this a god will alert the [passersby] to its presence by the road to cause its retrieval. Suppose a statue  ...
Arya Maitreya, 2000
5
The Teachings of Zoroaster
To it comes a wind blowing from the North Region, an evil-smelling one, more evil-smelling than other winds. 26. "When the soul of the wicked man receives this wind into the nose, it goes (saying), 'Whence comes this wind which I smell with ...
S. A. Kapadia
6
Hydro-Homeopathic Energy -
Gingival secretions which are evil-smelling and more profuse during menses. Painful gums, worse during menses. Profuse salivation. * Rectum – Sudden nocturnal cramps with an urgent need to go to stool. Evil-smelling stools, chestnut or ...
Patricia Le Roux
7
Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
(iii) in examples of usage given at entries marked ( in cmpds), where the example given is not entered elsewhere in the dictionary, eg :evil-' minded, :evil-' smelling (at evil- under evil), and Anglo- American (at Anglo-). Note that in these cases, ...
8
Phytochemical Dictionary: A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds ...
The glucosinolates (or mustard oil glycosides) are a group of bound toxins, like the cyanogenic glycosides (q.v.), which are not toxic per se but, on enzymatic hydrolysis, release the volatile, evil-smelling, acrid- tasting mustard oils. Release  ...
Herbert Baxter, J.B. Harborne, Gerald P. Moss, 1998
9
Chambers English Thesaurus
... biddable, ductile, govemable, impressionable, manageable, plastic, pliable, pliant, soft, tractable, tractile, workable. antonyms intractable, unworkable. malodorous adj evil-smelling, fetid, foul-smelling, nauseating, niffy, offensive, putrid, rank, ...
10
The Literary Criticism of Henry James
... led and what was their use in human life at large.1 Dispassionately or critically speaking James should have no real ground to grumble that Baudelaire instead of plucking flowers is in love with plucking evil-smelling weeds: Baudelaire has, ...
Mohammad Hanief, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EVIL-SMELLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term evil-smelling is used in the context of the following news items.
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Strange But True Obsessions of Two Great Innovators | Katya …
When his long-suffering wife took her bread from the oven, he thrust in chunks of evil-smelling gum." He finally mastered vulcanized rubber, ... «Pulse, Jul 15»
2
REWIND: Swindon entered the computer age
“Yesterday they were flooded again as a drain at the side of their house pumped up gallons of evil-smelling effluent. It is the third time it has ... «Swindon Advertiser, Jun 15»
3
HAVE UFO OCCUPANTS CREATED DEADLY PLAGUES …
Many people in stricken areas reported the disease was caused by “evil-smelling mists” that were frequently accompanied by bright lights and ... «UFODigest, Jun 15»
4
A Journey in Marrakech: Seven Places Not to Miss
You will see half-naked men standing up to their knees in clay vats filled with this evil-smelling mixture, cleaning the fleeces before handing ... «Morocco World News, May 15»
5
MPI beef up border security after stink bug invasion
... has forced the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) to beef up border security and consider deploying dogs to stop the evil-smelling animal. «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
6
Citroen C4 Cactus 1.6 Blue HDI 100 (2015) long-term test review
The evil-smelling dog will, however, assuredly prove something of a tight fit. The Citroën counteracts what I feel is a slightly stiff asking price ... «CAR Magazine, Apr 15»
7
Inventor creates powder which makes dog farts smell of roses
Malin made headlines around the world with fart pills for humans – but his new product focuses on the evil-smelling emanations of our ... «Metro, Apr 15»
8
Will New Zealand Rebuild The Cathedral My Forefather Erected?
... the 14,000 or so aftershocks that continued wearing away at the city's nerves for 18 months — and also the evil-smelling, highly destructive, ... «KUOW News and Information, Apr 15»
9
How to grow bamboo, hibiscus, ferns and lemon trees
Or try a second-hand vacuum cleaner with disposable bag. Wear glasses, as the evil-smelling fluid they eject is caustic. Spangled drongo birds ... «The Australian, Apr 15»
10
Deadline to sort town's traffic fumes - parents urged to walk children …
Levels of nitrogen dioxide – an evil-smelling gas that can cause respiratory problems – are higher than Government targets. And Central ... «Bedford Today, Apr 15»

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