rank smelling

present participle of rank-smelling

/ræŋk ˈsmɛlɪŋ/
adjective
  1. Having a very strong, unpleasant, and often offensive odor.
    • A rank-smelling cheese filled the entire kitchen with its pungent aroma.
    • The rank-smelling garbage had been sitting in the sun for days.
    • He quickly left the rank-smelling locker room after the game.
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