"She was hesitant to remove her shoes, as her socks were rather smelly."
°(figurative) having a quality that arouses
suspicion.
"The detective read the documents and thought, "Something sure is smelly about this case"."
synonyms:
fetid, foul-smelling, malodorous, rank
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, stinky, whiffy, dodgy, doubtful, dubious, suspect, suspicious