smelly

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It was damp and smelly, and over - grown with thorns and briars.

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  1. adjective Informal Having a noticeable, usually unpleasant or offensive odor.

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  • But it was cold and smelly, and none too filling besides, so he just spat it out At that Ms. Itsui actually smiled. —  Magazine - Fantasy and Science Fiction - [Vol 112] - Issue 04 - April 2007 (v1.0) [html]
  • I was sleepy and the cows were large, smelly, and scary. —  Kat Richardson - Greywalker 1 - Greywalker (v2.0)
  • She was every bit as ugly, smelly, and obnoxious-and now she was dangerous. —  A Spell for Chameleon
  • The gutter that came out of the building was darkly choked, smelly, and busy with flies. —  Title here
  • Why sponsor a figure who, in the words of the original comic, is "bald, smelly, and snogs kangaroos," when you can print the likeness of a pretty-pretty, goody-goody Indian princess like Pocahontas on the side of your Coke Nor does Tank Girl fit into the American mold for comic hero. —  F ;SF; - vol 089 issue 03 - September 1995
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foul-smelling ·  filthy ·  dank ·  stuffy ·  ill-smelling ·  slimy ·  grimy ·  dingy ·  muddy ·  fetid ·  smoky ·  sodden
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