bilgy

Thân thiện

The old wooden boat had a bilgy odor in its lower deck.

Definition

Adjective: - Having a foul, unpleasant odor similar to that of stagnant or foul water that collects in the bilge of a ship.

Usage

This word is used to describe a smell. It is a specific and somewhat uncommon adjective, typically found in nautical contexts or descriptive writing. - The bilgy stench from the old fishing boat made it hard to breathe on the dock. - After weeks in the harbor, the cabin had a damp, bilgy odor.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Use: Often used to evoke a strong sensory image, implying not just any bad smell, but one that is stale, rotten, and associated with decay and stagnant water.
  • The cellar's air was cold and bilgy, hinting at a long-forgotten leak.

Variants and Related Words

• Bilge (noun): The area on the outer surface of a ship's hull where water collects; also refers to the foul water that collects there. Figuratively, it can mean nonsense or worthless ideas.
  • They pumped the bilge out of the boat.
  • His argument was nothing but bilge.

Synonyms

• Fetid: Smelling extremely unpleasant.
• Putrid: Decaying and emitting a foul smell.
• Rancid: Having a stale, sour, or unpleasant smell, especially from decomposition (often of fats or oils).
• Stagnant (when describing water/smell): Having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell.

Antonyms

• Fragrant: Having a pleasant, sweet smell.
• Aromatic: Having a strong, pleasant smell.
• Fresh: Clean and cool; not stale or foul.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. smelling like bilge water