niffyadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈnɪfi/, U.S.

/ˈnɪfi/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: niff n.², niff v.², -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < niff n.² or niff v.² + -y suffix¹.

British colloquial.

Having a strong smell, esp. an unpleasant one. Also as n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [adjective]

foul-stinkingOE

poignantc1387

rammishc1395

rank1479

reekya1500

puanta1529

unsavoury1539

uglyc1540

contagious1547

noisome1559

fulsome1576

fetid1599

nasty1601

unsweet1605

rammy1607

stenchful1615

stinkardly1616

rancid1627

reeking1629

pungent1644

olidous1646

stenching1654

graveolent1657

maleolent1657

virous1661

olid1680

ranciduous1688

feculent1703

virose1756

stenchy1757

infragrant1813

inodorous1823

nosy1836

malodorous1850

unfragrant1858

smelly1862

cacodorous1863

stinky1888

funked out1893

niffya1903

whiffy1905

pongy1936

fresh1966

minging1970

bogging1973

bowfing1983

honking1985

a1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 267/2 [Sussex] Niffy [odorous].

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 209 Niffy, a, a strong nasty smell.

1925 F. Newbolt Out of Court iii. 142 Waiter, what's the name of this cheese? It's rather niffy.

1934 P. G. Wodehouse Right ho, Jeeves x. 113 The garden was full of the aroma of those niffy white flowers.

1985 N. Livingston Trouble at Aquitaine iii. 95 Outside I could smell her scent—it's a frightfully niffy variety.

2001 Sunday Mail (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 11 Mar. He's just worried that after five days without a bath..they could get a bit niffy.

Derivatives

ˈniffiness n. rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [noun] > quality or condition

stenchc1175

stinka1325

stinkingness1382

crueltyc1420

contagya1513

dain1574

unsweetness1596

contagion1662

pungency1663

poignancy1677

sulphureousness1690

fetidness1704

poignance1782

pungence1810

fetidity1829

piquance1867

malodorousness1886

smelliness1892

niffiness1942

1942 P. G. Wodehouse Money in Bank iv. 34 Anyway, Stinker, putting aside for the moment the question of your niffiness, wasn't it notorious that you couldn't tell the truth?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	niffy
释义	niffyadj.n. Brit. /ˈnɪfi/, U.S. /ˈnɪfi/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: niff n.², niff v.², -y suffix¹. Etymology: < niff n.² or niff v.² + -y suffix¹. British colloquial. Having a strong smell, esp. an unpleasant one. Also as n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [adjective] foul-stinkingOE poignantc1387 rammishc1395 rank1479 reekya1500 puanta1529 unsavoury1539 uglyc1540 contagious1547 noisome1559 fulsome1576 fetid1599 nasty1601 unsweet1605 rammy1607 stenchful1615 stinkardly1616 rancid1627 reeking1629 pungent1644 olidous1646 stenching1654 graveolent1657 maleolent1657 virous1661 olid1680 ranciduous1688 feculent1703 virose1756 stenchy1757 infragrant1813 inodorous1823 nosy1836 malodorous1850 unfragrant1858 smelly1862 cacodorous1863 stinky1888 funked out1893 niffya1903 whiffy1905 pongy1936 fresh1966 minging1970 bogging1973 bowfing1983 honking1985 a1903 Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 267/2 [Sussex] Niffy [odorous]. 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 209 Niffy, a, a strong nasty smell. 1925 F. Newbolt Out of Court iii. 142 Waiter, what's the name of this cheese? It's rather niffy. 1934 P. G. Wodehouse Right ho, Jeeves x. 113 The garden was full of the aroma of those niffy white flowers. 1985 N. Livingston Trouble at Aquitaine iii. 95 Outside I could smell her scent—it's a frightfully niffy variety. 2001 Sunday Mail (Glasgow) (Electronic ed.) 11 Mar. He's just worried that after five days without a bath..they could get a bit niffy. Derivatives ˈniffiness n. rare ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > fetor > [noun] > quality or condition stenchc1175 stinka1325 stinkingness1382 crueltyc1420 contagya1513 dain1574 unsweetness1596 contagion1662 pungency1663 poignancy1677 sulphureousness1690 fetidness1704 poignance1782 pungence1810 fetidity1829 piquance1867 malodorousness1886 smelliness1892 niffiness1942 1942 P. G. Wodehouse Money in Bank iv. 34 Anyway, Stinker, putting aside for the moment the question of your niffiness, wasn't it notorious that you couldn't tell the truth? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.a1903
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