A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant.

synonyms: fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, mephitis, reek, stench.

Roget 401: fetor^†; bad etc. adj.. smell, bad odor; stench, stink; foul odor, malodor; empyreuma^†; mustiness etc. adj.; rancidity; foulness etc. (uncleanness) 653.    stoat, polecat, skunk; assafoetida^†; fungus, garlic; stinkpot; fitchet^†, fitchew^†, fourmart^†, peccary.    acridity etc. 401.1. ... show more

Dutch: damp, stank
Polish: brzydki zapach, zaduch, odór, smród, swąd, fetor

Be extremely bad in quality or in one's performance.

Roget 401: have a bad smell etc. n.; smell; stink, stink in the nostrils, stink like a polecat; smell strong etc. adj., smell offensively.   

Smell badly and offensively.

synonym: reek.

Roget 653: be unclean, become unclean etc. adj.; rot, putrefy, ferment, fester, rankle, reek; stink etc. 401; mold, molder; go bad etc. adj.. render unclean etc. adj.; dirt, dirty; daub, blot, blur, smudge, smutch^†, soil, smoke, tarnish, slaver, spot, smear; smirch; begrease^†; dabble, drabble^†, draggle, daggle^†; spatter, slubber; besmear &c., bemire, beslime^†, begrime, befoul; splash, stain, distain^†, maculate, sully, pollute, defile, debase, contaminate, taint, leaven; corrupt etc. (injure) 659; cover with dust etc. n.; drabble in the mud^†; roil.    wallow in the mire; slobber, slabber^†.    ... show more

Dutch: stinken, stank