Read full poem →enter not because of prejudice, but because the black boys
lounging all over the café were dirty, ragged, and smelly.
The proprietor stressed his feeling that it was all a mat-
Dictionary Entry
Having a bad smell.
In a Sentence
“She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. smellyold smellylittle smellyfeet smellystuff smellyfish smelly
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Poetry examples for “smelly”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.