ill-scented

6.3

Having a strong, unpleasant smell

adjective
/ɪlˈsɛntɪd/

: maloliente

She wrinkled her nose at the ill-scented garbage bin.

Examples

The ill-scented garbage attracted flies.
The pond became ill-scented during the hot summer months.
An ill-scented breeze drifted in from the alley.
I can't stand the ill-scented flowers in the vase.
She wrinkled her nose at the ill-scented garbage bin.
The pond became ill-scented during the hot summer months.
An ill-scented breeze drifted in from the alley.

Synonyms

smelly

vsill-scented

118 1.0

Giving off a strong, unpleasant stink

is slightly more formal and exact about unpleasant smell

stinky

vsill-scented

60 1.0

Having a very bad smell

is the neutral description used in wider contexts

foul

vsill-scented

24 3.0

Having a very bad smell or taste

narrows the idea specifically to an unpleasant smell

pungent

vsill-scented

18 4.8

Having a strong, sharp smell or taste that can be unpleasant

describes plain unpleasant smell without sharp or stimulating quality

funky

vsill-scented

Informal

18 6.9

Has a bad smell

is the neutral descriptive term used in many contexts

fetid

vsill-scented

8 7.9

A very strong, bad smell like rotten food or trash

covers unpleasant smell without stressing extreme intensity

foul-smelling

vsill-scented

7 4.1

A very strong stink that makes you want to move away

describes the same bad smell but in simpler terms

stinking

vsill-scented

4 2.0

Having a very strong bad smell

means unpleasant smell but may be less intense sometimes

malodorous

vsill-scented

4 8.2

Having a very bad smell that people dislike

is the same idea but phrased in simpler language

noisome

vsill-scented

1 9.9

A very strong, unpleasant smell that can make you ill

focuses only on offensiveness of smell, not health risk

odiferous

vsill-scented

1 8.5

Having a strong smell that is often unpleasant

focuses more on plain unpleasantness rather than distinctiveness

odoriferous

vsill-scented

Formal

1 9.3

Giving off a strong, often unpleasant smell you notice quickly

is more general and neutral about an unpleasant smell

unsavory

vsill-scented

1 6.5

Something that smells or tastes bad

means just unpleasant smell without broader negative judgment

unpleasant-smelling

vsill-scented

1 3.8

Having a bad smell that people do not like

uses a slightly more formal word for the same smell

ill-smelling

vsill-scented

1 4.4

That has a strong, unpleasant odor

is an older form meaning the same unpleasant smell

miasmic

vsill-scented

1 9.9

Full of a strong bad smell that makes the air feel unhealthy

refers simply to a bad smell without implying an unhealthy atmosphere

rank

vsill-scented

6.7

Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste

describes unpleasant smell but not necessarily as overpowering

rank-smelling

vsill-scented

7.1

Having a very strong, unpleasant smell like rotten food

covers bad smells generally without implying rancidity

stinkin

vsill-scented

Informal

6.1

Giving off a very bad smell

is the standard descriptive term rather than a slang form

fusty

vsill-scented

9.5

Having a stale, stuffy smell as if it has not been aired

covers bad smells generally, not only stale or aged ones

niffy

vsill-scented

9.9

Smelling strongly of something unpleasant

is the general neutral description used internationally

Antonyms

aromatic

1 4.3

A plant or substance with a strong, pleasant smell used in cooking

pleasant-smelling

3.0

Having a nice scent

How Smelly

putrid

12 7.0

fetid

8 7.9

foul-smelling

7 4.1

ill-scented

6.3

smelly

118 1.0

musty

29 3.9

Surface Forms

ill-scented positive

Morphology

ill-scented = scented (transparent) = ill + scent + ed

The meaning is directly derived from 'ill-' (bad) + 'scented' (having a scent), yielding 'bad-smelling'.

Etymology

Ill-scented is made of two clear parts: ill meaning 'bad' and scent meaning 'smell'. So, ill-scented simply means 'bad-smelling', used for something that gives an unpleasant smell.