smelly
English
/ˈsmɛli/
adj
Definitions
- Having a bad smell.
- (figuratively) Having a quality that arouses suspicion.
- (figuratively) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.
Etymology
Suffix from English smell.
Origin
English
smell
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- besmell English
- foresmell English
- outsmell English
- smell English
- smell-o-meter English
- smell-smock English
- smellable English
- smeller English
- smellest English
- smelleth English
- smellfungus English
- smellily English
- smelliness English
- unsmelly English
- smellen Middle English
- smel Tok Pisin
- smelim Tok Pisin
- smeri Sranan Tongo