English edit

Etymology edit

From smelly +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsmɛlɪli/
  • Hyphenation: smell‧i‧ly

Adverb edit

smellily (comparative more smellily, superlative most smellily)

  1. In a smelly manner.
    • 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 159:
      ‘I'm done for,’ said the poet, dropping heavily and smellily beside her.
    • 2002, Adam Roberts, Stone:
      Then I pissed, long and smellily, on the ground as was the custom on that world.
    • 2002, Will Self, Dorian:
      In vases of coloured glass, expensive cut flowers were silently screaming as they smellily expired.