Smelly
adjective
Having a bad or unpleasant smell.
The trash can is smelly and needs to be taken out.
Often appears as...
- smelly socks
- smelly trash
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Disapproving
adjective
Having a strong, noticeable smell - not necessarily unpleasant.
The kitchen was smelly from all the spices used in cooking.
Often appears as...
- smelly spices
- smelly herbs
Usage tips
Neutral
adjective
Having a bad or unpleasant smell.
The trash can is smelly and needs to be taken out.
Often appears as...
- smelly socks
- smelly trash
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Having a strong, noticeable smell - not necessarily unpleasant.
The kitchen was smelly from all the spices used in cooking.
Often appears as...
- smelly spices
- smelly herbs
Usage tips
Neutral
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Used to express disapproval or disgust when something smells bad.
I had to leave the room because it was smelly.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Usage
Common in informal conversations, less appropriate in formal writing.
My gym bag is smelly after a week of workouts.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjectivity
What is smelly to one person may not be to another; perception of smell varies.
She finds cheese smelly, but I love the aroma.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Used to express disapproval or disgust when something smells bad.
I had to leave the room because it was smelly.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Usage
Common in informal conversations, less appropriate in formal writing.
My gym bag is smelly after a week of workouts.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjectivity
What is smelly to one person may not be to another; perception of smell varies.
She finds cheese smelly, but I love the aroma.
Pro Tip 1/3Negative Connotation
Used to express disapproval or disgust when something smells bad.
I had to leave the room because it was smelly.
Pro Tip 2/3Casual Usage
Common in informal conversations, less appropriate in formal writing.
My gym bag is smelly after a week of workouts.
Pro Tip 3/3Subjectivity
What is smelly to one person may not be to another; perception of smell varies.
She finds cheese smelly, but I love the aroma.
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Monitor Lizard...
so it's been a couple of weeks since we were here with the smelly chickens and maggots and to be honest I can actually smell the lizard already so I'm going to honk a little bit it seriously is no in there has changed completely doesn't it his nuggets done a great job just clearing out all this of actual tissues just a bag of skin over those bones what would happen in the world what we're
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The world’s most...
But for many other creatures, farts are no laughing matter. Deep in the bowels of the animal kingdom, farts can serve as tools of intimidation, acts of self-defense, and even weapons of malodorous murder. The smelliest parts in the animal kingdom aren’t lethal, but they might ruin your trip to the beach.
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Metal that breathes PIPE...
I basically had to roll down the window. It was usually too hot, too stuffy or just too smelly, and my father would not let us use the air conditioner. He said that it would overheat the engine. And you might remember, some of you, how the cars were back then, and it was
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The Foul, Fascinating...
for the dirtiest and smelliest job of all wading into a vat of excrement the stench is overpowering but most seen must keep his head can be sure to add just the right amount of water to the pigeon droppings the perfect mix will help make the skin supple but not too
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Wombats Poo Cubes! PIPE...
No come on this is nice stuff isn't it, let's have a look at that there. Yes! Look at that, beautiful! It's very smelly stuff, based on the volume of the poo and the very characteristic smell it's got to be only one thing, that's bat droppings.
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Why do we have hair in...
Why we have hair in other regions is... more pungent. Our armpits, nipples, and pubic areas are dotted with apocrine glands. They produce oily, smelly secretions which the thick, curly hair that often grows in these spots helps disperse.
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Tania Luna: How a penny...
Inside, it's a smelly, gaping hole in the ground, but outside, it's pearly white formica and it literally gleams in the sun. This makes me feel so proud, so important, that I appoint myself the leader of my little group of friends
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Why Dogs Stick Their...
significance the single chemical aldehyde found in blood makes this one time hunter drool there is a way to bring their smelly world to life shiron photography visualizes the ear currents that carry
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African Dung Beetle PIPE...
crash helmet whoa that was wicked cool the humble dung beetle because of it we live in a better less smelly world
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What almost dying taught...
rented out my apartment, borrowed a car and talked a very a dear but somewhat smelly friend into joining me.
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Monitor Lizard...
so it's been a couple of weeks since we were here with the smelly chickens and maggots and to be honest I can actually smell the lizard already so I'm going to honk a little bit it seriously is no in there has changed completely doesn't it his nuggets done a great job just clearing out all this of actual tissues just a bag of skin over those bones what would happen in the world what we're
Video examples
The world’s most...
But for many other creatures, farts are no laughing matter. Deep in the bowels of the animal kingdom, farts can serve as tools of intimidation, acts of self-defense, and even weapons of malodorous murder. The smelliest parts in the animal kingdom aren’t lethal, but they might ruin your trip to the beach.
Video examples
Metal that breathes PIPE...
I basically had to roll down the window. It was usually too hot, too stuffy or just too smelly, and my father would not let us use the air conditioner. He said that it would overheat the engine. And you might remember, some of you, how the cars were back then, and it was
Video examples
The Foul, Fascinating...
for the dirtiest and smelliest job of all wading into a vat of excrement the stench is overpowering but most seen must keep his head can be sure to add just the right amount of water to the pigeon droppings the perfect mix will help make the skin supple but not too
Video examples
Wombats Poo Cubes! PIPE...
No come on this is nice stuff isn't it, let's have a look at that there. Yes! Look at that, beautiful! It's very smelly stuff, based on the volume of the poo and the very characteristic smell it's got to be only one thing, that's bat droppings.
Video examples
Why do we have hair in...
Why we have hair in other regions is... more pungent. Our armpits, nipples, and pubic areas are dotted with apocrine glands. They produce oily, smelly secretions which the thick, curly hair that often grows in these spots helps disperse.
Video examples
Tania Luna: How a penny...
Inside, it's a smelly, gaping hole in the ground, but outside, it's pearly white formica and it literally gleams in the sun. This makes me feel so proud, so important, that I appoint myself the leader of my little group of friends
Video examples
Why Dogs Stick Their...
significance the single chemical aldehyde found in blood makes this one time hunter drool there is a way to bring their smelly world to life shiron photography visualizes the ear currents that carry
Video examples
African Dung Beetle PIPE...
crash helmet whoa that was wicked cool the humble dung beetle because of it we live in a better less smelly world
Video examples
What almost dying taught...
rented out my apartment, borrowed a car and talked a very a dear but somewhat smelly friend into joining me.
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Quote examples
Michael Keaton
American Actor
Westerns were always my favorite things when I was little. And it always bothered me when cowboys were too clean in movies, or when they wore their guns like they had an outfit on. It always worked better when a guy looked sweaty and smelly; I hadda believe, I hadda believe that.
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Gael Garcia Bernal
Mexican Actor
A boxing workout is the heaviest thing, but it's the best. The worst part is that boxing gyms are the smelliest things in the universe. You have to lie down on the floor, where everyone has been sweating and spitting, and do 1,000 situps and push-ups.
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Robson Green
If I say Im living with tribes on the bank of a river to fish, Im doing it. I dont wash or shave, I end up quite smelly and growing a beard but inside you have immense inner peace.
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Francesca Hayward
English Dancer
Sometimes I wonder if people really want my smelly old shoes, but some people seem quite thrilled by them. So I'm like, OK, well, this is something you can't buy, so there you go.
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Jenny Eclair
Comedian
I'm the least spiritual person in the world. I can't even abide a smelly candle. I know it's meant to make me relax, and that immediately makes my hackles rise.
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Anthony Bourdain
American Author
I'm not afraid to look like a big, hairy, smelly, foreign devil in Tokyo, though I do my best not to, I really do.
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Lucy Worsley
Domestic life in the past was smelly, cold, dirty and uncomfortable, but we have much to learn from it.
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Johnny Vegas
British Comedian
I am a big fan of smelly cheeses but the rest of the family don't seem to be particularly keen on them.
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Jose Rizal
Filipino Writer
He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and smelly fish.
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Blake Shelton
American Musician
I love Cee Lo, but I avoid him when he's holding that smelly cat.
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Michael Keaton
American Actor
Westerns were always my favorite things when I was little. And it always bothered me when cowboys were too clean in movies, or when they wore their guns like they had an outfit on. It always worked better when a guy looked sweaty and smelly; I hadda believe, I hadda believe that.
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Gael Garcia Bernal
Mexican Actor
A boxing workout is the heaviest thing, but it's the best. The worst part is that boxing gyms are the smelliest things in the universe. You have to lie down on the floor, where everyone has been sweating and spitting, and do 1,000 situps and push-ups.
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Robson Green
If I say Im living with tribes on the bank of a river to fish, Im doing it. I dont wash or shave, I end up quite smelly and growing a beard but inside you have immense inner peace.
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Francesca Hayward
English Dancer
Sometimes I wonder if people really want my smelly old shoes, but some people seem quite thrilled by them. So I'm like, OK, well, this is something you can't buy, so there you go.
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Jenny Eclair
Comedian
I'm the least spiritual person in the world. I can't even abide a smelly candle. I know it's meant to make me relax, and that immediately makes my hackles rise.
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Anthony Bourdain
American Author
I'm not afraid to look like a big, hairy, smelly, foreign devil in Tokyo, though I do my best not to, I really do.
Quote examples
Lucy Worsley
Domestic life in the past was smelly, cold, dirty and uncomfortable, but we have much to learn from it.
Quote examples
Johnny Vegas
British Comedian
I am a big fan of smelly cheeses but the rest of the family don't seem to be particularly keen on them.
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Jose Rizal
Filipino Writer
He who does not love his own language is worse than an animal and smelly fish.
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Blake Shelton
American Musician
I love Cee Lo, but I avoid him when he's holding that smelly cat.
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