臭味

しゅうみ
bad smell
stink

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くさみ【臭味】

1 〔臭気〕 a bad [nasty] smell; an offensive odor; a stink; a stench; a malodor.

●臭味がある smell (bad, foul); stink; be ill-smelling; have a strong smell; be malodorous

・臭味がない be free from smell; be odorless.

2 〔いやらしさ〕 fulsomeness; effusiveness; affectation.

●臭味がある have a dash [savor] of 《pedantry》; smack [savor] of 《self-conceit》; 〔気取っている〕 be affected; smack of affectation

・臭味がない be free from affectation.

●臭味のある演技[芝居] an overacted performance

・臭味のある文章 something written in an exaggerated style.

II

しゅうみ【臭味】

〔臭気〕 a bad [unpleasant, offensive, nasty] smell [odor]; 《口》 a stink; 〔気味〕 a flavor 《of…》; a smack 《of…》.

●臭味がある have a touch [smack] 《of…》; smell [smack] 《of…》.