smelly
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- smelliness noun
Etymology
Origin of smelly
Example Sentences
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A few moments later, rustling came from the brush behind me and the first of the trolls appeared, ugly and smelly as ever.
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“I’m meeting Uncle Jack this afternoon. Do you want me to show up smelly?”
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Being home-schooled meant I didn’t have to ride squished on a smelly old bus, or sit still in a stuffy room all day long.
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And the spaces where there weren’t any books were filled with jars and bottles of smelly crystals and cloudy liquids.
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Trees have less dramatic ways to screw up your day: Their roots can infiltrate cracks in septic or sewage pipes, blocking the system and wreaking expensive, smelly havoc.
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