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whiffiness

whiffiness noun: the quality of being whiffy; a bad smell.

Noun

whiffiness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being whiffy; a bad smell.
    • It occurred to me that the name Malena might be inspired by the whiffiness of this fetid stream.1992, Matthew Spender, Within Tuscany

Origin of whiffiness

From whiffy + -ness.

Questions about whiffiness

What does whiffiness mean?
Whiffiness means the quality of being whiffy; a bad smell.
What part of speech is whiffiness?
Whiffiness is a noun.

Words near whiffiness in the dictionary

  1. whiffers
  2. whiffet
  3. whiffets
  4. whiffier
  5. whiffiest
  6. whiffiness
  7. whiffing
  8. whiffings
  9. whiffle
  10. whiffle ball
  11. whiffle-ball

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