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smell·y

 (smĕl′ē)
adj. smell·i·er, smell·i·est Informal
Having a noticeable, usually unpleasant or offensive odor.
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smelly

(ˈsmɛlɪ)
adj, smellier or smelliest
having a strong or nasty smell
ˈsmelliness n
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smell•y

(ˈsmɛl i)

adj. smell•i•er, smell•i•est.
emitting a strong or unpleasant odor.
[1860–65]
smell′i•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.smelly - offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
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smelly

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smelly

adjective
Informal. Having an unpleasant odor:
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Translations
كَرِيهُ الْرَائِحَةُكَريه الرائِحَه
páchnoucí
ildelugtende
haiseva
smrdljiv
büdös
illa òefjandi
いやなにおいのする
악취가 나는
smrdljiv
illaluktande
มีกลิ่นเหม็น
pis kokulukokmuş
nặng mùi

smelly

[ˈsmelɪ] ADJ (smellier (compar) (smelliest (superl))) → maloliente, apestoso
the pub was dirty and smellyel pub era sucio y maloliente or apestoso
it's smelly in hereaquí dentro huele mal or apesta
he's got smelly feetle huelen los pies
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smelly

[ˈsmɛli] adjqui sent mauvais, malodorant(e)
He's got smelly feet → Il a les pieds qui sentent mauvais., Il pue des pieds.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

smelly

adj (+er)übel riechend, stinkend; it’s smelly in herehier drin stinkt es; smelly cheese (inf)Stinkkäse m (inf); you’ve got smelly feetdeine Füße stinken; come here, smelly!komm her, du kleines Stinktier! (inf)
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smelly

[ˈsmɛlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → puzzolente
it's smelly in here → qui c'è puzza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

smell

(smel) noun
1. the sense or power of being aware of things through one's nose. My sister never had a good sense of smell.
2. the quality that is noticed by using this power. a pleasant smell; There's a strong smell of gas.
3. an act of using this power. Have a smell of this!
verbpast tense, past participles smelled, ~smelt (smelt)
1. to notice by using one's nose. I smell gas; I thought I smelt (something) burning.
2. to give off a smell. The roses smelt beautiful; Her hands smelt of fish.
3. to examine by using the sense of smell. Let me smell those flowers.
-smelling
having a (particular kind of) smell. a nasty-smelling liquid; sweet-smelling roses.
ˈsmelly adjective
having a bad smell. smelly fish.
ˈsmelliness noun
smell out
to find (as if) by smelling. We buried the dog's bone, but he smelt it out again.
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smelly

كَرِيهُ الْرَائِحَةُ páchnoucí ildelugtende übelriechend δύσοσμος maloliente haiseva malodorant smrdljiv puzzolente いやなにおいのする 악취가 나는 stinkend (ille)luktende śmierdzący fedido, malcheiroso вонючий illaluktande มีกลิ่นเหม็น pis kokulu nặng mùi 难闻的
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