niffy

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adjective

Having a bad smell.

“The kitchen had a niffy odor from the leftover food.”

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fetidstinkingpongystinkywhiffymalodorousmalodourousunpleasant-smelling
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Meanings

adjectiveniffy (comparative niffier, superlative niffiest)

comparative niffier · superlative niffiest

  1. UKcolloquialHaving a bad smell.

    The kitchen had a niffy odor from the leftover food.

    2 more examples

    The gym locker room always smells niffy after a workout.

    There was a niffy smell coming from the old boots in the corner.

    Synonyms: fetid, stinking, pongy, stinky, whiffy

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a bad smell.

Similar
fetidstinkingpongystinkywhiffy

More synonyms by meaning

adjective(British informal) malodorous

Similar
malodorousmalodourousunpleasant-smelling
Also see
badbuckishmalodorousripewhiffwhiffy

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From niff + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with niffy

jiffyspiffyiffyLiffeymiffybiffycliffysniffygiffysquiffywhiffyyiffy
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APA

niffy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niffy

MLA

“niffy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niffy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “niffy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/niffy.

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