smelly

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Synonyms: smell, skelly, smally, snelly, selly, swelly, shelly, smells, melly, smelley, stelly

Antonyms: smell, skelly, smally, snelly, selly, swelly, shelly, smells, melly, smelley, stelly

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Adjective

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

1. A smelly person.

Noun

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

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