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Smelly vs Odiferous - What's the difference?

smelly | odiferous |

As adjectives the difference between smelly and odiferous

is that smelly is having a bad smell while odiferous is odoriferous; 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 ):

    odiferous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Odoriferous; smelly
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