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Meaning of smelly

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

smelly

Pronunciation:/ˈsmɛli/

adjective

Definitions

  1. Having a bad smell.

    Example: She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly.

  2. Having a quality that arouses suspicion.

    Example: The detective read the documents and thought, "Something sure is smelly about this case."

  3. (in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.

    Example: That smelly code needs to be refactored.