日向ひなた臭くさい

i-adjective

sun-dried smell; smelling of sun-dried laundry

Describes the distinctive warm, slightly sweet smell of fabric or bedding that has been dried in the sun.

• 外そとに干ほした布ふ団とんは日向ひなた臭くさくて気き持もちいい。

  The futon dried outside smells sun-warmed and feels nice.

i-adjective

provincial; rural; unrefined

Figurative use likening a person's rustic or unsophisticated manner to the smell of sun-dried things. Somewhat rare and literary.

• 彼かれの話はなし方かたにはどこか日向ひなた臭くさいところがある。

  There is something provincial about the way he speaks.