Smelly — may be: *nickname of punk drummer Erik Sandin *nickname of British Lebanese businessman Ely Calil *an adjective describing something with a disagreeable odor … Wikipedia
smelly — 1862, from SMELL (Cf. smell) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Related: Smelliness … Etymology dictionary
smelly — [adj] having a bad odor evil smelling, fetid, foul, foul smelling, funky*, high, malodorous, mephitic, noisome, olid, putrid, rancid, rank, reeking, stinking, strong, strongsmelling, whiffy*; concept 598 Ant. goodsmelling, perfumed … New thesaurus
smelly — ► ADJECTIVE (smellier, smelliest) ▪ having a strong or unpleasant smell. DERIVATIVES smelliness noun … English terms dictionary
smelly — [smel′ē] adj. smellier, smelliest having an unpleasant smell smelliness n … English World dictionary
smelly — [[t]sme̱li[/t]] smellier, smelliest ADJ GRADED Something that is smelly has an unpleasant smell. He had extremely smelly feet... Pubs are dirty, smelly and unfriendly, according to the Good Pub Guide … English dictionary
smelly — adjective /ˈsmɛli/ a) Having a bad smell. She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly. b) having a quality that arouses suspicion. The detective read the documents and thought, Something sure is smelly about this case .… … Wiktionary
smelly — UK [ˈsmelɪ] / US adjective Word forms smelly : adjective smelly comparative smellier superlative smelliest with an unpleasant smell … English dictionary
smelly — adjective (smellier; est) Date: 1862 having a smell; especially malodorous < smelly socks > … New Collegiate Dictionary
smelly — adj. Smelly is used with these nouns: ↑foot, ↑nappy, ↑room, ↑sock … Collocations dictionary
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