5
putrefactive(adjective, rank, sour, rotten, uncleanness)
5
repellent(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful)
4
miasmal
4
repugnant(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, foul, disagreeable)
4
awful
4
contaminated(adjective, rotten)
4
gross(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, corrupt, foul)
4
impure(adjective, rotten)
4
inedible(adjective, unpalatable)
4
olid(adjective, rank, foul, gross, sour)
4
poisonous(adjective, awful, dirty, foul, gloom)
4
polluted(adjective, bad, rank, dirty, foul)
4
unclean(adjective, dirty)
3
abominable
3
carious(adjective, rank, sour, rotten, uncleanness)
3
decomposed(adjective, quiet, bad, corrupt, foul)
3
decomposing(adjective, rotten)
3
distasteful(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, disagreeable, revolting)
3
dreadful(adjective, awful, dirty, gloom, badly)
3
flyblown
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