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# smelly

adjective (smelly, smellier, smelliest)

«smelly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Having a bad, strong smell: "smelly socks". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smelly/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, smelly things include old socks, bins, and fish left out. In hygiene lessons pupils learn that washing, clean clothes and deodorant stop us being smelly. In science, a smell can warn us of danger, like food that has gone bad. Phrases: smelly feet, smelly socks.

### Examples

- Take your smelly football boots outside! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smelly/#x1)
- The bin was very smelly in the heat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smelly/#x2)
- Some cheeses are smelly but tasty. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smelly/#x3)
- My brother's room is smelly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smelly/#x4)
- The dog was smelly after rolling in mud. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smelly/#x5)
- Durian is a very smelly fruit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smelly/#x6)
- Wash your gym kit so it is not smelly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smelly/#x7)

### Note

Comparative: smellier, smelliest. "Smelly" almost always means a bad smell; for a nice smell say "sweet-smelling" or "fragrant". Calling a person smelly is unkind. Safety: food that smells bad may be unsafe to eat.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «smelly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/smelly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«smelly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/smelly.html) on Mova free.