smelly
emitting a strong or unpleasant odor; reeking.
Origin of smelly
1Other words for smelly
Other words from smelly
- smell·i·ness, noun
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How to use smelly in a sentence
Challenge your senses with the smelliest washed-rind cheese, Epoisses, and a full-bodied red wine like Gevrey Chambertin.
He had gone out of the cave where he lived and rolled in the smelliest, nastiest mud he could find, so he would look his scariest.
Baartock | Lewis RothHe cooks the smelliest kind of corn beef and cabbage, and eats liver by the—by the cow, and has raw onions with every meal.
Eve to the Rescue | Ethel Hueston
British Dictionary definitions for smelly
/ (ˈsmɛlɪ) /
having a strong or nasty smell
Derived forms of smelly
- smelliness, noun
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