The difference between Malodorous and Stinking

When used as adjectives, malodorous means having a bad odor, whereas stinking means having a pungent smell.

Stinking is also noun with the meaning: the emission of a foul smell.

check bellow for the other definitions of Malodorous and Stinking

  1. Malodorous as an adjective:

    Having a bad odor.

    Examples:

    "There were tons of malodorous garbage bags outside her house."

  2. Malodorous as an adjective (figuratively):

    Highly improper.

  1. Stinking as an adjective:

    Having a pungent smell.

  2. Stinking as an adjective:

    Very bad and undesirable.

    Examples:

    "Despite leading the way for years, the new model is really stinking."

  3. Stinking as an adjective (euphemism):

    Examples:

    "We don’t need your stinking sympathy."

  1. Stinking as a verb:

  1. Stinking as a noun:

    The emission of a foul smell.

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