The difference between Smelly and Sweet-smelling
When used as adjectives, smelly means having a bad smell, whereas sweet-smelling means having a pleasant scent.
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 Sweet-smelling
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Smelly as an adjective:
Having a bad smell.
Examples:
"She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly."
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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."
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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."
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Smelly as a noun (firearms, informal):
a Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle or one of its derivatives.
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Sweet-smelling as an adjective:
Having a pleasant scent.
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Sweet-smelling as an adjective (figuratively):
liked, appreciated or respected.
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