smelly
- adjective
- /ˈsmɛli/
- In any case, he would be glad to see the last of this smelly, damp room.
- messy and smelly
I'm going to wear this stained, smelly shirt to the gym.
- I'm going to wear this stained, smelly shirt to the gym.
- He was thirsty, hungry, smelly and sleep deprived.
- No, As an Asian I constantly get told my food is too smelly for their western asses.
- We can all agree no one likes that smelly garbage that attracts fruit flies and ants.
- Here's how you dispose of the recyclables, The, the smelly trash, the the the burnable trash.
- It must not smell when smelly people use it.
- I want you to be obnoxiously smelly in a good way.
- It was hot on those smelly, terrible in those caves.
- Oh smelly cat, smelly cat, smelly cat.
- And the porn scenes smell like smelly Dicks that other.
- I'm so Phoebe smelly cat smelly cat people Some people hate friends.
- When we, we, we had the, the smelly kid, the, the fat sort of kid.
Examples
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My clothes were tattered and smelly; nothing as nice as her smell, either.
Fiction book (1997) -
Or one of those really smelly French cheeses that ooze out everywhere when you cut them.
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Our house starts to get a little smelly after he finally emerged from the bathroom.
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I'm going to be really smelly by the end of this day.
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We can all agree no one likes that smelly garbage that attracts fruit flies and ants.
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It smells like somebody's old, smelly feet.
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His pajamas were soaked and smelly, and he had been shivering and hungry.
Fiction book (1990) -
The old refrigerator gave off a smelly odor that filled the kitchen.
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After playing soccer, his shoes were smelly and needed to be washed.
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The compost heap became smelly after weeks of neglect in the backyard.
Synonyms
A stale, slightly damp smell like old things kept without fresh air
Having a very bad smell or taste
Not pleasant to taste or smell
Having a strong, sharp smell or taste that can be unpleasant
Has a bad smell
A very strong, bad smell like rotten food or trash
A very strong stink that makes you want to move away
Having a very strong bad smell
A very strong, unpleasant smell that can make you ill
Smelling very bad like a skunk
Having a strong smell that is often unpleasant
Something that smells or tastes bad
Smelling damp and musty, like old books
Having a bad smell that people do not like
That has a strong, unpleasant odor
Gives off a strong smell that you notice quickly
Giving off a very bad smell
Having a very strong bad smell like smoke or rot
Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste
Having a very strong, unpleasant smell like rotten food
Having a strong bad smell that makes you move away
Having a strong, unpleasant smell
Having a very strong smell that you notice easily
Having a stale, stuffy smell as if it has not been aired
Antonyms
How Smelly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Smelly comes from the noun smell plus the ending -y, which makes a word mean 'full of' or 'having'. So, think 'full of smell' to remember that smelly means having a strong or unpleasant smell.