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    SMELLY

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

    Irregular inflected forms: smellier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation, smelliest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

     I. (adjective) 

    Comparative and superlative

    Comparative: smellier  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Superlative: smelliest  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Offensively malodorousplay

    Example:

    the kitchen smelled really funky

    Synonyms:

    fetid; foetid; foul; foul-smelling; funky; ill-scented; noisome; smelly; stinking

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    Adjectives

    Similar:

    ill-smelling; malodorous; malodourous; stinky; unpleasant-smelling (having an unpleasant smell)

    Derivation:

    smell (any property detected by the olfactory system)

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