"whiffy" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: en-uk-whiffy.ogg [UK] Forms: whiffier [comparative], whiffiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪfi Etymology: whiff + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|whiff|y}} whiff + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} whiffy (comparative whiffier, superlative whiffiest)
  1. (colloquial) Having a bad smell. Tags: colloquial Categories (topical): Smell Synonyms (giving off a bad smell): fetid [standard], stinking [standard] Synonyms (giving off a bad smell; colloquial/slang): niffy, pongy, stinky Derived forms: whiffiness

Inflected forms

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