ill-scented vs smelly

ill-scented

smelly

noun
  • a Short Magazine Lee Enfield rifle or one of its derivatives. 

adj
  • Having signs that suggest a design problem; having a code smell. 

  • Having a quality that arouses suspicion. 

  • Having a bad smell. 

How often have the words ill-scented and smelly occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )