strong/unpleasant/pungent/offensive etc odour• The stewardess came down the aisle, a big-breasted young woman exuding a strong odour of perspiration.• A strong odour of currypredominated.• Local authorities in industrial Teesside received many complaints about an unpleasant odour resembling decaying fish.• There was an unpleasant odour blowing along our road all next day.• They couldn't detect the smell of cocaine through the more pungent odour of coffee.• Salivation. Offensive odour of mouth is marked.• It was now three in the afternoon, and the offensive odour had been plaguing the neighbours since 10.30 in the morning.• The room smelt stale and musty with the pungent odour of the fattallowcandles placed on the desk.