Whiffy

adj, slang

adj, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a bad smell. colloquial

    "The whiffy smell of the compost pile made me turn away."

Synonyms

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badbuckishfetidmalodorousniffypongy

Example

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"The whiffy smell of the compost pile made me turn away."

Etymology

From whiff + -y.

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