smelly

«smelly» in Mova's school dictionary: Having a bad, strong smell: "smelly socks" — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (smelly, smellier, smelliest)

meaning for a pupil

Having a bad, strong smell: "smelly socks". tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life, smelly things include old socks, bins, and fish left out. In hygiene lessons pupils learn that washing, clean clothes and deodorant stop us being smelly. In science, a smell can warn us of danger, like food that has gone bad. Phrases: smelly feet, smelly socks.

examples

• Take your smelly football boots outside! tree →
• The bin was very smelly in the heat. tree →
• Some cheeses are smelly but tasty. tree →
• My brother's room is smelly. tree →
• The dog was smelly after rolling in mud. tree →
• Durian is a very smelly fruit. tree →
• Wash your gym kit so it is not smelly. tree →

note

Comparative: smellier, smelliest. "Smelly" almost always means a bad smell; for a nice smell say "sweet-smelling" or "fragrant". Calling a person smelly is unkind. Safety: food that smells bad may be unsafe to eat.

In the corpora

• Our noses sense particular molecules; natural gas has no smell, so companies add a smelly chemical to make leaks noticeable.
• Eat smelly food before or after a journey, because strong smells bother people in a small space.
• Smelly food is eaten after you get off, because others share the small space.
• Kieran calls Lily «Smelly Lily» in front of the class.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «smelly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.