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Meaning of Smelly | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Standard
ˈsmɛli

Definitions

  1. A smelly person.
  2. a Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle or one of its derivatives.

Equivalents

Català pudent
Dansk ildelugtende
Deutsch stinkend
Esperanto fetora haladza malbonodora odoraĉa
Español maloliente
Français malodorant puant puante
Magyar büdös
日本語 臭い
ខ្មែរ ផ្ដុស
Latina odorus
Te Reo Māori haunga piro
Bahasa Melayu busuk
Português fedorento
Română mirositor
Svenska illaluktande
ไทย เหม็น
Tagalog mabaho
Tiếng Việt hỏi khăm thôi thui

Examples

“And I can get home myself, thank you. Little smelly.”
“Or if you know any piglets with water pistols, maybe you could throw them a bottle of gargle and say, ‘Hoy you smellies, I bet you can’t squirt the little dangly thing up the dark end of my gob with this’.”
“However, according to [Joey] Owens, these anarchists are all a bunch of smellies, who run away “screaming” while forever being hit over the head with iron bars by victorious fascists.”
“Both of them had been called “little smellies,” because Hillie insisted their breath reeked of garlic and fish.”
“I have two little smellies to think of too. Family is big and cost of living in this city is increasing by the day.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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