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smelly en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsmɛli/
  • (Australia) audio
  • smĕlʹē

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *smel-der. Proto-West Germanic *smalljan Old English *smiellan Middle English smellen English smell English -y English smelly From smell + -y.

Meanings

  1. Having a bad smell.
    • She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly.
  2. (figuratively) Having a quality that arouses suspicion.
    • The detective read the documents and thought, "Something sure is smelly about this case."
  3. (figuratively, in extreme programming, slang) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.
    • That smelly code needs to be refactored.

Forms

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smelliest Degree=Sup lexicographic
smellier Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Antonyms

above board (antonym(s) of “having a quality that arouses suspicion”) · aromatic (antonym(s) of “having a bad smell”) · sweet-smelling (antonym(s) of “having a bad smell”) · clean (antonym(s) of “having a quality that arouses suspicion”) · fragrant (antonym(s) of “having a bad smell”)

Deriveds

smellily · unsmelly · smelly freckle · smelliness

Synonyms

suspicious (having a quality that arouses suspicion) · dodgy (having a quality that arouses suspicion) · whiffy · fetid (having a bad smell) · doubtful (having a quality that arouses suspicion) · foul-smelling · stinky · suspect (having a quality that arouses suspicion) · dubious (having a quality that arouses suspicion) · malodorous · rank

Translations (66)

ko 냄새나는 (having a bad smell) · mi kenokeno (having a bad smell) · tl mabaho (having a bad smell) · vo lusmelik (having a bad smell) · es maloliente (having a bad smell) · ja 臭い (having a bad smell) · ru злово́нный (having a bad smell) · gl cheirento (having a bad smell) · fr malodorant (having a bad smell) · la odōrus (having a bad smell) · vi thúi (having a bad smell) · pl smrodliwy (having a bad smell) · ca pudent (having a bad smell) · vi hôi (having a bad smell) · ba һаҫыҡ (having a bad smell) · pl śmierdzący (having a bad smell) · bg съмнителен (having a quality that arouses suspicion) · fi pahanhajuinen (having a bad smell) · de stinkend (having a bad smell) · lv smirdīgs (having a bad smell) · it fetente (having a bad smell) · it puzzoso (having a bad smell) · bg воня́щ (having a bad smell) · fr puant (having a bad smell) · sv illaluktande (having a bad smell) · pl cuchnący (having a bad smell) · he מסריח (having a bad smell) · fi epäilyttävä (having a quality that arouses suspicion) · th เหม็น (having a bad smell) · it sospetto (having a quality that arouses suspicion) · ru воню́чий (having a bad smell) · it graveolente (having a bad smell) · fr puante (having a bad smell) · mi haunga (having a bad smell) · ms busuk (having a bad smell) · fi surkea (computing: of inferior quality) · ru ду́рно па́хнущий (having a bad smell) · vi khắm (having a bad smell) · cs podezřelý (having a quality that arouses suspicion) · mww tsw phem (having a bad smell) · mi piro (having a bad smell) · it puzzolente (having a bad smell) · pt fedorento (having a bad smell) · ko 지독한 (having a bad smell) · ne गनाउने (having a bad smell) · lv smirdošs (having a bad smell) · it maleodorante (having a bad smell) · eo fetora (having a bad smell) · da ildelugtende (having a bad smell) · gl fedorento (having a bad smell) · ro mirositor (having a bad smell) · ar مُنْتِن (having a bad smell) · eo haladza (having a bad smell) · fi onneton (computing: of inferior quality) · it fetido (having a bad smell) · cmn(having a bad smell) · hu büdös (having a bad smell) · mi whakapiro (having a bad smell) · eo malbonodora (having a bad smell) · vi thối (having a bad smell) · fi haiseva (having a bad smell) · mt jinten (having a bad smell) · cs smradlavý (having a bad smell) · km ផ្ដុស (having a bad smell) · eo odoraĉa (having a bad smell) · bg зловонен (having a bad smell)

smelly en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsmɛli/
  • (Australia) audio
  • smĕlʹē

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *smel-der. Proto-West Germanic *smalljan Old English *smiellan Middle English smellen English smell English -y English smelly From smell + -y.

Meanings

  1. (rare) A smelly person.
    • I have two little smellies to think of too. Family is big and cost of living in this city is increasing by the day. 2014, Shweta Taneja, Cult of Chaos: An Anantya Tantrist Mystery, Noida, Uttar Pradesh: HarperCollins Publishers India, →ISBN, page 212:
    • However, according to [Joey] Owens, these anarchists are all a bunch of smellies, who run away “screaming” while forever being hit over the head with iron bars by victorious fascists. 2009 June, “Anti-Fascism in Liverpool: Action! Race War to Door Wars [Review]”, in KSL: Bulletin of the Kate Sharpley Library, number 58-9, London: Kate Sharpley Library, →ISSN, page 7, column 1:
    • Both of them had been called “little smellies,” because Hillie insisted their breath reeked of garlic and fish. [2012, Joe O’Neill, Wrath of the Caid (The Red Hand Adventures; II), [Hood River, Ore.]: Black Ship Publishing, →ISBN, page 92:
    • And I can get home myself, thank you. Little smelly. 1965, Richard Dowling, chapter 31, in All the Beautiful People, London: Arthur Barker Limited […], page 228:
    • Or if you know any piglets with water pistols, maybe you could throw them a bottle of gargle and say, ‘Hoy you smellies, I bet you can’t squirt the little dangly thing up the dark end of my gob with this’. 2000, Ian Whybrow, Little Wolf’s Postbag, London: Collins, →ISBN, page 45:

Forms

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smellies Number=Plur lexicographic

smelly en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

A comical pronunciation of the initials SMLE.

Meanings

  1. (informal) a Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle or one of its derivatives.

Forms

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smellies Number=Plur lexicographic