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Definition of Niffy
1. Adjective. (British informal) malodorous.
Language type: Colloquialism
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Similar to: Ill-smelling, Malodorous, Malodourous, Stinky, Unpleasant-smelling
Derivative terms: Niff
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Similar to: Ill-smelling, Malodorous, Malodourous, Stinky, Unpleasant-smelling
Derivative terms: Niff
Definition of Niffy
1. Adjective. (colloquial) Having a bad smell. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Niffy
1. smelly [adj NIFFIER, NIFFIEST] - See also: smelly
Lexicographical Neighbors of Niffy
Literary usage of Niffy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Travels of an Arab Merchant in Soudan (the Black Kingdoms of Central Africa) by Muḥammad ibn ʻUmar al-Tūnisī, Bayle St. John (1854)
"... in Arabia — Mohammedan Protestantism — State of Dar- niffy—Anecdote of Wealth—The
... niffy ..."
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