whiffy

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whiffy

Rhymes with -ɪfi

adjective whiffier · whiffiest

colloquial Having a bad smell. The whiffy smell of the compost pile made me turn away.
Similar: fetid, stinking, niffy, pongy, stinky

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@misc{whiffy_2026,
  title = {whiffy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whiffy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}