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Definition of Smelly
1. Adjective. Offensively malodorous. "The kitchen smelled really funky"
Similar to: Ill-smelling, Malodorous, Malodourous, Stinky, Unpleasant-smelling
Derivative terms: Fetidness, Foulness, Noisomeness, Smell
Definition of Smelly
1. Adjective. Having a bad smell. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: figuratively) having a quality that arouses suspicion. ¹
3. Adjective. (context: figuratively computing slang in extreme programming) Of inferior quality. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Smelly
1. having an unpleasant odor [adj SMELLIER, SMELLIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Smelly
Literary usage of Smelly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Samuel F.B. Morse: His Letters and Journals by Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Edward Lind Morse (1914)
"Copies portraits of Rubens and Titian in Florence. — Leaves Florence for Venice.
— Disagreeable voyage on the Po. — Venice, beautiful but smelly. ..."
2. Teaching The Best Practice Way: Methods That Matter, K-12 by Harvey Daniels, Marilyn Bizar (2005)
"smelly Socks by Cole smelly socks smelly shirts smelly pants I hate smelly clothes.
Both of these poems show children playing with words, images, ..."
3. Grammar & Punctuation by Jo Ellen Moore (2002)
"It's time to get rid of those smelly and old sneakers, (and sounds OK, so use a
comma) Three big dogs are digging in the sand. ..."
4. Oh, Shoot!: Confessions of an Agitated Sportsman by Rex Beach (1921)
"announced the smelly captain of the smelly fish boat. "Live glaciers? ... I spoke
later with the smelly engineer, who was an old-timer in the country. ..."
5. Grammar and Puntuation by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers, Delana Heidrich, Keli Davis, Tim Neece (2002)
"If's time to get rid of those smelly, old sneakers. It's time to get rid of those
smelly and old sneakers, (and sounds OK, so use a comma) Three big dogs ..."
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