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I don't like smelly cheese.
your smelly sneakers are enough to raise the dead
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Many of the seeds were black, mushy and smelly, but some appeared to be healthy.
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Having Poor Hygiene No one wants to sit next to a smelly, dirty passenger.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
Rockdale County officials today plan to lift a shelter-in-place recommendation prompted by the smelly, hazy plume emitting from a pool chemical company in Conyers.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
Rotten is also relative; a ripe, smelly cheese in one culture might seem rotten in another.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
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Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Nov. 2024
Having Poor Hygiene No one wants to sit next to a smelly, dirty passenger.
—Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
Rockdale County officials today plan to lift a shelter-in-place recommendation prompted by the smelly, hazy plume emitting from a pool chemical company in Conyers.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
Rotten is also relative; a ripe, smelly cheese in one culture might seem rotten in another.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
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“Smelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smelly. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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smelly
adjective
smellier; smelliest
: having a smell and especially a bad smell
smelly socks
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