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Cheesy vs Smelly - What's the difference?

cheesy | smelly |

As adjectives the difference between cheesy and smelly

is that cheesy is of or relating to cheese while smelly is having a bad smell.

cheesy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • of or relating to cheese
    • This sandwich is full of cheesy goodness.
  • resembling, or containing cheese
    • a cheesy flavor
    I like pizzas with a cheesy crust.
  • (informal) of poor quality through being overdramatic, excessively emotional or , trite, contrived, shoddy
    • a cheesy song
    a cheesy movie
  • * 2008 , Jeff Spanke, Second Hand Out (page 86)
    • Needless to say, toward the end of Martin's first term, the relationship he once enjoyed with President Waverly had evolved into a slapdash charade of cheap promises and cheesy smiles.
  • * 2012 , Ginny Felch, Photographing Children Photo Workshop
    • There is something about 5- and 6-year-olds that makes them ever-ready to pose with the big, cheesy grin with no provocation.

    Synonyms

    * cheeseball * corny * tacky

    Derived terms

    * cheesiness

    smelly

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Having a bad smell.
    • She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly .
  • (figuratively) having a quality that arouses suspicion.
    • The detective read the documents and thought, "Something sure is smelly about this case".
  • (figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Of inferior quality.
    • That smelly code needs to be refactored.

    Synonyms

    * (having a bad smell ): fetid, foul-smelling, malodorous, rank, stinky (slang), whiffy (slang); see also * (having a quality that arouses suspicion ): dodgy (informal), doubtful, dubious, suspect, suspicious * (computing: of inferior quality ):

    Antonyms

    * (having a bad smell ): aromatic, fragrant, sweet-smelling * (having a quality that arouses suspicion ): above board, clean * (computing: of inferior quality ):