whiffy

W4H4I1F4F4Y4

adjective

Having a bad smell.

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

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fetidstinkingniffypongystinky
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Meanings

adjectivewhiffy (comparative whiffier, superlative whiffiest)

comparative whiffier · superlative whiffiest

  1. colloquialHaving a bad smell.

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

    1 more example

    The clothes smelled whiffy after being left in the damp laundry room.

    Synonyms: fetid, stinking, niffy, pongy, stinky

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a bad smell.

Similar
fetidstinkingniffypongystinky
Also see
malodorousniffysmellywhiff

Origin

From whiff + -y.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with whiffy

jiffyspiffyiffyLiffeymiffybiffycliffysniffygiffyniffysquiffyyiffy
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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