Obnoxious vs Malodorous - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between obnoxious and malodorous

is that obnoxious is extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible while malodorous is having a bad odor.

obnoxious

English

Alternative forms

* obnoctious (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)

Extremely unpleasant, offensive, very annoying, odious or contemptible.

He was an especially obnoxious and detestable specimen of a man.

Throwing stones at the bus is another example of your obnoxious behaviour.

(archaic) exposed to harm or injury.

* 1661 , , page 26,

To begin then with his Experiment of the burning Wood, it seems to me to be obnoxious to not a few considerable Exceptions.

malodorous

English

Alternative forms

* malodourous

Adjective

(en adjective)

Having a bad odor

There were tons of malodorous garbage bags outside her house.

(figuratively) Highly improper.

Synonyms

* (having a bad odor) foul, putrid, smelly, stinky, stenchy, fetid, funky, noisome, reeky, reeking, stinking, mephitic, foul-smelling, rank, rotten, smelly, vile, offensive; see also

Antonyms

* (having a good odor) fragrant