i Register
In some senses, smelly is marked as figuratively, slang, informal, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
adj
Having a bad smell.
She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly.
Having a quality that arouses suspicion.
The detective read the documents and thought, "Something sure is smelly about this case."
Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.
That smelly code needs to be refactored.
noun
A smelly person.
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’.
noun
a Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle or one of its derivatives.