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臭い — meaning in English

kusai

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English meaning

  • rank noun A person's position or level in a hierarchy, such as in the military or an organisation.
  • reek noun A strong, unpleasant smell.
  • scent noun A distinctive smell.
  • smelly adjective Having a strong, unpleasant odor.
  • stench noun A strong, unpleasant smell.
  • stink verb To give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
  • stinky adj Having a strong, unpleasant smell.

Senses

臭い is used for these senses in English:

  • rank Having a very strong and bad taste or odor.
  • reek A strong unpleasant smell.
  • scent A distinctive smell.
  • scent A smell left by an animal that may be used for tracing.
  • smelly (figuratively, computing, slang, in extreme programming) Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell.
  • stench a strong foul smell; a stink.
  • stink (intransitive) To give an impression of dishonesty, untruth, or sin.
  • stinky Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

rank — full definition

  1. noun A person's position or level in a hierarchy, such as in the military or an organisation.
  2. noun A position in an ordered list, especially by quality or importance.
  3. verb To assign a position in an order, or to hold such a position.
  4. adj Having a strong, unpleasant smell or taste.
  5. adj Complete or extreme, used to intensify something negative.

reek — full definition

  1. noun A strong, unpleasant smell.
  2. verb To give off a strong, unpleasant odor.
  3. verb To be strongly suggestive of something bad or suspicious.

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