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Smellier vs Shellier - What's the difference?

smellier | shellier |

As adjectives the difference between smellier and shellier

is that smellier is comparative of smelly while shellier is comparative of shelly.

smellier

English

Adjective

(head)
  • (smelly)

    • 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 ):

    shellier

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (shelly)

    • Shelly

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , variant of Shelley.
  • transferred from the surname, mostly of persons born before 1930.
  • used since 1930s, variant of Shelley.