The difference between Dubious and Smelly

When used as adjectives, dubious means arousing doubt, whereas smelly means having a bad smell.


Smelly is also noun with the meaning: a short magazine lee enfield rifle or one of its derivatives.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dubious and Smelly

  1. Dubious as an adjective:

    Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.

    Examples:

    "After he made some dubious claims about the company, fewer people trusted him."

  2. Dubious as an adjective:

    In disbelief; wavering, uncertain, or hesitating in opinion; inclined to doubt; undecided.

    Examples:

    "She was dubious about my plan at first, but later I managed to persuade her to cooperate."

  1. Smelly as an adjective:

    Having a bad smell.

    Examples:

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

  2. Smelly as an adjective (figuratively):

    Having a quality that arouses suspicion.

    Examples:

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

  3. Smelly as an adjective (figuratively, computing, slang, in [[extreme programming]]):

    Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.

    Examples:

    "That smelly code needs to be refactored."

  1. Smelly as a noun (firearms, informal):

    a Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle or one of its derivatives.