bilgy

• Adjectif désuet signifiant qui a les qualités de l'eau de cale ; sale, fétide ou impur.

An obsolete adjective meaning 'having the qualities of bilge water; foul, stinking, or dirty.'

1. Smelling like bilge waterC1informal

   Having a foul, stale, and musty odor reminiscent of the dirty water that collects in the bottom of a ship's hull.

   qui sent l'eau de cale

   • The old fishing boat had a bilgy smell that lingered on the crew's clothes.
   • After the storm, the cabin became damp and bilgy.
   • He wrinkled his nose at the bilgy odor coming from the flooded basement.

   Synonymesfetidfustymalodorousmustyputridrankstinking