smelly
Plural: smellies
Adjective Satellite
- offensively malodorous
Adj
- Having a bad smell.
- Having a quality that arouses suspicion.
- Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.
Noun
- A smelly person.
- a Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle or one of its derivatives.
Adjective
- Having an unpleasant odor.
Examples
- My opponent’s strategy was so SMELLY, it almost made me lose my appetite for the game.
- She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly.
- That smelly code needs to be refactored.
- The detective read the documents and thought, "Something sure is smelly about this case."
Origin / Etymology
From smell + -y.
Synonyms
fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, stinking, dodgy, doubtful, dubious, malodorous, rank, stinky, suspect, suspicious, whiffy
Scrabble Score: 11
smelly: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsmelly: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
smelly: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary