"smelly" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsmɛli/ Audio: en-au-smelly.ogg [Australia] Forms: smelly [positive], smellier [comparative], smelliest [superlative]
enPR: smĕlʹē Etymology: smell + -y Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|smell|y}} smell + -y Head templates: {{adj|2=smellier|3=smelliest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is smelly, it has a strong and unpleasant smell.
    Sense id: simple-smelly-en-adj-6QAybOfl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -y
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