The difference between Smelly and Stinky

When used as adjectives, smelly means having a bad smell, whereas stinky means having a strong, unpleasant 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 Smelly and Stinky

  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.

  1. Stinky as an adjective:

    Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

  2. Stinky as an adjective (informal):

    Bad, undesirable.