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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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Adj. | 1. | smelly - offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky" |
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smelly
adjective stinking, reeking, fetid, foul-smelling, high, strong, foul, putrid, strong-smelling, stinky (informal), malodorous, evil-smelling, noisome, whiffy (Brit. slang), pongy (Brit. informal), mephitic, niffy (Brit. slang), olid a chunk of smelly cheese
fragrant, perfumed, aromatic, balmy, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, odorous, ambrosial, odoriferous
fragrant, perfumed, aromatic, balmy, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, odorous, ambrosial, odoriferous
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smelly
adjectiveInformal. 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, apestosothe pub was dirty and smelly → el pub era sucio y maloliente or apestoso
it's smelly in here → aquí dentro huele mal or apesta
he's got smelly feet → le huelen los pies
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
smelly
[ˈsmɛli] adj → qui 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
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
smelly
[ˈsmɛlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (fam) → puzzolenteit's smelly in here → qui c'è puzza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
smell
(smel) noun1. 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!
verb – past 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 nounsmell 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009