stinking vs ill-scented

stinking and ill-scented both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stinking	No	Yes	No	No
ill-scented	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, stinking and ill-scented are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of stinking include fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, foul, funky, noisome, smelly.

stinking (adjective)	ill-scented (adjective)
very bad	offensively malodorous
offensively malodorous