as in stinking
having an unpleasant smell
your smelly sneakers are enough to raise the dead
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Recent Examples of smelly
Many of the seeds were black, mushy and smelly, but some appeared to be healthy.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Having Poor Hygiene No one wants to sit next to a smelly, dirty passenger.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
Rockdale County officials today plan to lift a shelter-in-place recommendation prompted by the smelly, hazy plume emitting from a pool chemical company in Conyers.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
Rotten is also relative; a ripe, smelly cheese in one culture might seem rotten in another.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Having Poor Hygiene No one wants to sit next to a smelly, dirty passenger.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
Rockdale County officials today plan to lift a shelter-in-place recommendation prompted by the smelly, hazy plume emitting from a pool chemical company in Conyers.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
Rotten is also relative; a ripe, smelly cheese in one culture might seem rotten in another.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smelly
Adjective
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This is about a team with a top-10 payroll whose GM committed too stinking much of it to dogs that can’t, or won’t, pull the sled.—
Sean Keeler,
The Denver Post,
22 Dec. 2019
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Muttaiah said the man inside the stinking manhole was working without any safety equipment — no gloves, no shoes, no supplemental oxygen.—
Joanna Slater,
Washington Post,
16 Dec. 2019
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Superfan Jack Hoffman Tragically Passes Away at 19 Notre Dame plays a ton of man-to-man, which is ripe for Ohio State's offense.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
19 Jan. 2025
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Neighbors used to wait until the fruit was ripe, then come knocking on the front door, practically begging to pick from the trees.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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Each lawyer, then, in his or her own way, played a part in creating a caricature: Danny, the kid in a tough situation trying his best to do the right thing; Mr. Neely, that malodorous man with schizophrenia stoking passengers’ fears on the subway.—
Adam Iscoe,
The New Yorker,
9 Dec. 2024
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Gary Oldman remains as delightful as ever as the malodorous but brilliant Jackson Lamb.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
3 Oct. 2024
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Larsson promptly picked up his fourth foul 2:40 into the third quarter and finished with four points (one for five shooting) and five rebounds in 14 minutes.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Christopher made up for 3-of-9 foul shooting by making 26 field goals to 19 for Westmont, which went 12-of-14 at the free-throw line.—
Glenn Reeves,
The Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2025
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My TikTok really blew up somewhere between my videos taste-testing a really disgusting medication and my series about dating.—
Brooke Eby,
People.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Billions Of Jellyfish Wash Up On Beach By Jess Thomson Science Reporter 1 A plague of bizarre and disgusting balls that have washed up along popular beaches in Australia have been found to contain fecal bacteria.—
Raul A. Reyes,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Lamine Yamal’s filthy turn for the second goal (above) let football shine through the politics for a second.—
Phil Hay,
The Athletic,
9 Jan. 2025
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In the earlier seasons of the show, characters were often filthy, caked with dirt and blood, clothes tattered.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
11 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Aside this was a pool — five or six feet long and almost as wide — of what appeared to be the same fetid liquid, congealed.—
Ian Frisch,
Curbed,
9 Jan. 2025
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Sears does an excellent job with his role, capturing Johnny’s frenetic desperation to remain afloat in the clan’s fetid storm, but this critic, at least, wanted more for this character.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
13 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Though some mold growth pops out in plain sight, announcing itself through an unappealing array of new colorful splotches, there are myriad less obvious signs that mold spores are present, like musty smells, unfamiliar water stains, and even warped or disfigured materials, like wallpaper or wood.—
Bridget Reed Morawski,
Architectural Digest,
14 Jan. 2025
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Use them to eliminate musty smells from towels, or give bedding a boost of fresh scent.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Smelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smelly. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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