The difference between Smelly and Suspicious

When used as adjectives, smelly means having a bad smell, whereas suspicious means arousing suspicion.


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 Suspicious

  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. Suspicious as an adjective (passive sense):

    Arousing suspicion.

    Examples:

    "His suspicious behaviour brought him to the attention of the police."

  2. Suspicious as an adjective (active sense):

    Distrustful or tending to suspect.

    Examples:

    "I have a suspicious attitude to get-rich-quick schemes."

  3. Suspicious as an adjective:

    Expressing suspicion

    Examples:

    "She gave me a suspicious look."