offensive odor
1offensive — [ə fen′siv; ] for adj., also [ ô′fen΄siv] adj. [ML offensivus < L offensa,OFFENSE] 1. attacking; aggressive 2. of or for attack ☆ 3. designating or of the side that is seeking to score in any contest 4. unpleasant, as to the senses;… …
2offensive — offensively, adv. offensiveness, n. /euh fen siv/ or, for 4, 5, /aw fen , of en /, adj. 1. causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials. 2. unpleasant or disagreeable to the sense: an… …
3offensive — I. adjective Date: circa 1564 1. a. making attack ; aggressive b. of, relating to, or designed for attack < offensive weapons > c. of or relating to an attempt to score in a game or contest; also of or relating to a team in possession of the ball …
4offensive# — offensive adj 1 attacking, aggressive (see under ATTACK n) Analogous words: invasive, incursive (see corresponding nouns at INVASION): assaulting, assailing, attacking, bombarding, storming (see ATTACK vb) 2 Offensive, loathsome, repulsive,… …
5Odor — O dor ([=o] d[ e]r), n. [OE. odor, odour, OF. odor, odour, F. odeur, fr. L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr. o zein, Lith. [*u]sti. Cf. {Olfactory}, {Osmium}, {Ozone}, {Redolent}.] [Written also {odour}.] Any smell, whether fragrant or… …
6odor — noun /ˈəʊ.də,ˈoʊ.dɚ/ a) Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume. b) A strong, pervasive quality. Syn: perfume, scent, esteem, repute …
7body odor — Synonyms and related words: BO, bad breath, bad smell, beaded brow, beads of sweat, cold sweat, diaphoresis, exudate, exudation, fetidity, fetidness, fetor, foul breath, foul odor, frowst, graveolence, halitosis, honest sweat, lather, malodor,… …
8To be in bad odor — Odor O dor ([=o] d[ e]r), n. [OE. odor, odour, OF. odor, odour, F. odeur, fr. L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr. o zein, Lith. [*u]sti. Cf. {Olfactory}, {Osmium}, {Ozone}, {Redolent}.] [Written also {odour}.] Any smell, whether fragrant or… …
9Fish-odor syndrome — An inborn error of metabolism associated with an offensive body odor, the smell of rotting fish, due to the excessive excretion of trimethylaminuria (TMA) in urine, sweat, and breath. Persons with TMA may experience tachycardia (fast heart rate)… …
10Syndrome, fish-odor — An inborn error of metabolism associated with an offensive body odor, the smell of rotting fish, due to the excessive excretion of trimethylaminuria (TMA) in urine, sweat, and breath. Persons with TMA may experience tachycardia (fast heart rate)… …
