smelly

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Adjective smelly has 1 sense

fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking - offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell"
Antonym: fragrant (indirect, via malodorous)

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Term: smelly

Adjective

Definition: Having an unpleasant odor; emitting a strong or offensive smell.

Sense 1: Having a strong, foul, or offensive smell.

Example sentence 1: The garbage bin was so smelly that it made me gag.

Example sentence 2: The socks he wore for a week without washing were extremely smelly.

Sense 2: Producing an unpleasant or foul scent.

Example sentence 1: The smelly cheese left a lingering odor in the room.

Example sentence 2: The bathroom was filled with smelly air fresheners.

Noun

Definition: A person or thing that has an offensive smell.

Sense 1: An individual with an unpleasant body odor.

Example sentence 1: She avoided sitting next to the smelly on the bus because of his pungent scent.

Example sentence 2: The locker room was filled with sweaty smellies after the game.

Sense 2: Something that emits an unpleasant or overpowering odor.

Example sentence 1: The trash can was full of rotting smellies.

Example sentence 2: The fish market was filled with various smellies.