SMELLY (smellier, smelliest)

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Irregular inflected forms: smellier    , smelliest   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does smelly mean? 

• SMELLY (adjective)
  The adjective SMELLY has 1 sense:

1. offensively malodorous

  Familiarity information: SMELLY used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SMELLY (adjective)

Comparative: smellier   
Superlative: smelliest   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Offensively malodorous

Synonyms:

fetid; foetid; foul; foul-smelling; funky; ill-scented; noisome; smelly; stinking

Context example:

the kitchen smelled really funky

Similar:

ill-smelling; malodorous; malodourous; stinky; unpleasant-smelling (having an unpleasant smell)

Derivation:

smell (any property detected by the olfactory system)

 Context examples 

It came to him, in a flash of fancy, that her nature seemed taking on the attributes of stale vegetables, smelly soapsuds, and of the greasy dimes, nickels, and quarters she took in over the counter of the store.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)