What does smellfungus mean?
Smellfungus means (archaic) A faultfinder, complainer, grumbler..
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/ˈsmɛlˌfʌŋɡəs/ · noun
(archaic) A faultfinder, complainer, grumbler..
But this want of a softening medium, and consequently, of aerial perspective, is not the defect of the Rhine scenery in particular, but of river views in general. And then it is so rich in equivalents—so strong in picture; a true Smellfungus would exclaim, “Yes; but the pictures are all alike.”
Nor is she a smellfungus searching for weeds where roses grow, or setting down everything a wilderness from Braga to Barcelona.
Use smellfungus when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Smellfungus means (archaic) A faultfinder, complainer, grumbler..
Common synonyms include bellyacher, carper, castigator, caviler.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But this want of a softening medium, and consequently, of aerial perspective, is not the defect of the Rhine scenery in particular, but of river views in general. And then it is so rich in equivalents—so strong in picture; a true Smellfungus would exclaim, “Yes; but the pictures are all alike.”
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