Malodorous vs. Stinky

Malodorousadjective

Having a bad odor.

‘There were tons of malodorous garbage bags outside her house.’;

Stinkyadjective

Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

Malodorousadjective

(figuratively) Highly improper.

Stinkyadjective

(informal) Bad, undesirable.

Malodorousadjective

Offensive to the sense of smell; ill-smelling.

Stinkyadjective

very bad;

‘a lousy play’; ‘it's a stinking world’;

Malodorousadjective

unpleasant-smelling