Smelly

adjective

/ˈsmɛli/

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.adjectiveHaving a bad smell.

"She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly."

2.adjectiveHaving a quality that arouses suspicion.

"The detective read the documents and thought, "Something sure is smelly about this case.""

3.adjective(in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.

"That smelly code needs to be refactored."

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