nasty smell
collocation in Englishmeaningsofnastyandsmell
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nasty
adjective
uk/ˈnɑː.sti/us/ˈnæs.ti/
bad or ...
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smell
noun
uk/smel/us/smel/
the characteristic of something that can be recognized or noticed using ...
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(Definition ofnastyandsmellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Unlike the rose, this regime has anastysmellwhatever name it chooses to use.
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The best cure for anastysmellis fresh air from open disclosure.
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There has been a verynastysmellabout this place over the last three or four weeks.
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It will create anastysmellthat will attach to the activities of certain public figures.
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I remember certain offices which were heated with hot air, and there always used to be anastysmellof exhausted air.
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One does not get rid of the danger from fumes simply by calling them anastysmellas he did.
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If that is their wish, let them have thatnastysmellaround them.
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There is a verynastysmellabout it.
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The only time we thought of oil was in thenastysmellof kerosene which filled the lamps, which have now been replaced everywhere by electric light.
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I do not suggest that all of these situations from the past should be taken up, like taking up the drains because there is anastysmell.
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It is like rotten meat; a lot of spicy verbal sauce has been poured over it to hide thenastysmell, but it still stinks, because retrospective legislation stinks.
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Now such a nuisance may coincidentally cause damage to the environment or atmosphere but not necessarily; for example, anastysmellcan upset one's wellbeing but not damage the planet.
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Gone are the unpleasant needles, the nasty smelling pipes and the give-away smell of smoke.
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It does not give off nasty smells.
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It also emits a nasty smelling substance when handled to further enhance its unappealing qualities.
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