Example Sentences

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This is a problem with psychological consequences — unmanageable smelliness is hard to deal with.

From Salon • Nov. 9, 2021

Because of this, there’s no set amount of smelliness that means you should avoid a pool.

From Slate • May 27, 2016

My friends don't like spending time in there, and neither do I. I have read stories where people mistake another person's smelliness for uncleanliness when in fact the person had a medical condition.

From Slate • Nov. 5, 2013

C-4 has an incredibly strong scent; it's followed in decreasing order of smelliness by dynamite, TOVEX, detonating cord, and TNT.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2013

In the cabin there was only one lamp, and that was swung over the table, looking in all its smoky smelliness as if it had hung there for ages without a scrubbing.

From A Woman who went to Alaska by Sullivan, May Kellogg