yucky smell
- noun
- Informal
:
olor desagradable
- That yucky smell is coming from the trash can.
Examples
-
The yucky smell of rotten eggs quickly filled the air when the container broke.
-
My little brother complained about the yucky smell in his shoes after soccer practice.
-
There was a yucky smell coming from the kitchen sink this morning.
-
I can't stand the yucky smell of rotten eggs!
-
The garbage began to produce a yucky smell that filled the entire kitchen.
-
After the rain, the yucky smell of wet dog lingered in the air.
-
When the food spoiled in the refrigerator, it created a yucky smell that made me gag.
Synonyms
145
1.9
A strong or noticeable smell, often unpleasant like smoke
111
1.1
A very bad smell that people dislike
80
3.5
A very bad strong smell that makes you feel sick
1
3.3
A strong sharp smell that makes your eyes water
1
7.2
A strong, very bad smell from sewage or rotten garbage
1
9.0
A very strong bad smell that makes you feel sick
1
4.3
A strong unpleasant smell that makes people move away
A very strong unpleasant smell that makes people feel sick
A very strong bad air that makes you think of rotting things or disease
A strong, unpleasant smell that people dislike
Antonyms
How Smelly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Yucky smell comes from the childish word yucky, which people say when something makes them say 'yuck', together with smell, the air you notice from something. So, yucky smell means 'an unpleasant or disgusting odor'.