臭い
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Meanings
- stinking, smelly
- suspicious, fishy
- hammy (acting), over-the-top, cheesy
- clumsy, unskilled
- (overly) gamey, strong-tasting
- smelling of
- looking like, appearing like, smacking of, -ish
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Example sentences
This milk smells bad, so you should throw it away.
Don't you think his acting is a bit over-the-top?
Something about that politician's statement seems fishy.
The gym after exercise smells of sweat and I don't want to go in.
The line was so cheesy that the audience burst out laughing.
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