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Vinony

smelly

adjective

  1. having a (usually unpleasant) smell
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsmɛli/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *smel-der. Proto-West Germanic *smalljan Old English *smiellan Middle English smellen English smell English -y English smelly From smell + -y.

  1. Having a bad smell.

    “She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly.”

  2. Having a quality that arouses suspicion.

    “The detective read the documents and thought, "Something sure is smelly about this case."”

  3. Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.

    “That smelly code needs to be refactored.”

noun

Etymology: A comical pronunciation of the initials SMLE.

  1. a Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle or one of its derivatives.