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smelly

[ smel-ee ]

adjective

smellier, smelliest.
  1. emitting a strong or unpleasant odor; reeking.

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smelly

/ ˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. having a strong or nasty smell
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • i·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of smelly1

First recorded in 1860–65; smell + -y 1
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Pub owner Vicky Morgans from Swansea recalled the "smelly clothes and stained ceilings" before she introduced the ban a month earlier at West Cross Inn.

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Even using the toilet felt like a gamble, she said, as it meant having to spend the rest of the performance queued up in front of "unhygienic, smelly cubicles".

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Experts blame a mix of troubled crops, market forces, depleted stockpiles - and the world’s smelliest fruit.

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Many of the wells that the air district had ordered installed have not been drilled deep enough to capture smelly landfill gases, due to safety concerns.

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Why are scientists worried about this smelly plant?

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