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Smelly

adjective/smˈɛli/
Definition
offensively malodorous
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/smˈɛli/
🇬🇧British English
/smˈɛli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/smˈɛli/
2 syllables Say it as /smˈɛli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveoffensively malodorous
“a foul odor”
Word Forms
fetidnessnounthe attribute of having a strong offensive smell
foulnessnounthe attribute of having a strong offensive smell
noisomenessnounthe quality of being noxious
smellnounany property detected by the olfactory system
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
stinkend
aufdringlich übelriechend
🇫🇷French
malodorant
d'une odeur désagréable
🇪🇸Spanish
maloliente
ofensivamente maloliente
🇮🇹Italian
puzzolente
offensivamente maleodorante
🇳🇱Dutch
stinkend
aanvallend onwelriekend
🇵🇹Portuguese
malcheiroso
ofensivamente malcheiroso
🇷🇺Russian
вонючий
оскорбительно зловонный
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बदबूदार
आक्रामक रूप से दुर्गंधयुक्त
🇧🇩Bengali
দুর্গন্ধযুক্ত
আপত্তিকরভাবে খারাপ
🇮🇳Tamil
துர்நாற்றம் வீசும்
புண்படுத்தும் துர்நாற்றம்
🇮🇳Telugu
దుర్వాసన
అసహ్యకరమైన దుర్వాసన
🇮🇳Marathi
दुर्गंधीयुक्त
आक्षेपार्ह दुर्गंधीयुक्त
🇮🇳Gujarati
દુર્ગંધયુક્ત
અપમાનજનક રીતે ખરાબ
🇮🇳Kannada
ನಾರುವ
ಆಕ್ರಮಣಕಾರಿಯಾಗಿ ದುರ್ವಾಸನೆಯುಳ್ಳ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ദുർഗന്ധം വമിക്കുന്ന
കുറ്റകരമായ ദുർഗന്ധം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬਦਬੂਦਾਰ
ਅਪਮਾਨਜਨਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਬਦਨਾਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
بدبودار
جارحانہ طور پر بدبودار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
恶臭的
🇯🇵Japanese
臭い
不快な悪臭
🇰🇷Korean
냄새 나는
공격적으로 악취가 나는
🇻🇳Vietnamese
hôi
có mùi khó chịu
🇹🇭Thai
มีกลิ่นเหม็น
มีกลิ่นเหม็นอย่างน่ารังเกียจ
🇮🇩Indonesian
berbau
sangat berbau busuk
🇵🇭Filipino
mabaho
nakakasakit na mabaho
🇲🇾Malay
berbau busuk
sangat berbau busuk
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
رائحة كريهة
كريهة الرائحة بشكل هجومي
🇮🇷Persian
بدبو
توهین آمیز بد بو
🇹🇷Turkish
pis kokulu
saldırgan derecede kötü kokulu
🇮🇱Hebrew
מַסרִיחַ
מסריח באופן פוגעני
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'smelly'?
The primary meaning of 'smelly' is 'offensively malodorous'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'smelly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'smelly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'smelly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'smelly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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