Smelly vs Juicy - What's the difference?
smelly | juicy |
Having a bad smell.
(figuratively) having a quality that arouses suspicion.
(figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Of inferior quality.
having lots of juice
(of a story, etc. ) exciting, interesting, or enticing
(of a blow, strike, etc. ) strong, painful
* 1960:' ''“Your head feels funny, doesn't it?” “It does rather,” I said, the bump I had given it had been a '''juicy one, and the temples were throbbing.'' (, ''(Jeeves in the Offing) , chapter V)
* 1960:' ''Years ago, when striplings, he and I had done a stretch together at Malvern House, Bramley-on-Sea, the preparatory school conducted by that prince of stinkers, Aubrey Upjohn MA, and had frequently stood side by side in the Upjohn study awaiting the receipt of six of the '''juiciest from a cane of the type that biteth like a serpent and stingeth like an adder, as the fellow said.'' (, ''(Jeeves in the Offing) , chapter I)
As adjectives the difference between smelly and juicy
is that smelly is having a bad smell while juicy is having lots of juice.smelly
English
Adjective
(er)- She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly .
- The detective read the documents and thought, "Something sure is smelly about this case".
- 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 ):juicy
English
Adjective
(er)- a juicy peach
- I do not keep up with all the latest juicy rumors.