Synonyms for whiffy

Most common

smelly · whiff · stinky · stinking

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Having a bad smell.

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

Example sentences

• smelly I had to use a dirty, smelly gas station bathroom.
• whiff He had a whiff at my fart and fanned it back to me.
• stinky Mosquitoes are actually attracted to stinky feet.
• stinking The car is stinking. Have you been sleeping in it?

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

whiff¹, fetid², pongy, niffy

6 letters

smelly², stinky²

8 letters

stinking²

10 letters

malodorous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fetid² = 2 syllables).