smelly
Having a bad smellHaving a bad smell.
» It's kosher but it's smelly.
Він кошерний, але смердючий.
Вона кошерна, але смердюча.
Воно кошерне, але смердюче.
Meaning
3 sensesHaving a bad smell.
She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly.
stinkend
воню́чийvonjúčij, ду́рно па́хнущийdúrno páxnuščij, злово́нныйzlovónnyj
(figuratively)Having a quality that arouses suspicion.
The detective read the documents and thought, "Something sure is smelly about this case."
(figuratively, slang)Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.
That smelly code needs to be refactored.
- offensively malodorous
Examples
38 sentencesIt's kosher but it's smelly.
Він кошерний, але смердючий.
How do I tell Tom about his smelly socks without making the situation too awkward?
Як мені сказати Тому про його смердючі шкарпетки, при цьому не спровокуваши занадто незручну ситуацію?
I think of them as smelly.
The slime was blackish and smelly.
ruТина была черноватой и вонючей.
Robert's mouth was a bit smelly.
Translations
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Forms
smellier, smelliestSynonyms
17 synonyms- offensively malodorous:fetidfoetidfoulfoul-smellingfunkynoisomestinkingill-scented
Antonyms
5 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form