smelly
adjective
emitting a strong or unpleasant odor; reeking.
smellier
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comparativeof smelly.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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The magnet fishing waters she explores in Northern California are murkier, and often smellier, than the clear waters she once dived in, but she said her new hobby has strengthened her relationship with the water.
From New York Times ● Aug. 18, 2022
Cities including Atlanta, Nashville and Louisville are so shorthanded they have temporarily stopped collecting things like recyclable bottles, cans, paper and plastic, yard waste or oversized junk to focus on the grosser, smellier stuff.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2022
"Thankfully he didn't seem to find his capture too alarming and hadn't released his spray in defence - otherwise it would have been a much smellier rescue mission."
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2021
“But with so much more food waste, our trash tends to be stinkier, smellier wet trash.”
From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2021
Within fifteen minutes, so many people had shown up that the room got hotter and more humid and even smellier.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
