stinky
English
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Etymology
From Middle English stinky, stynky, equivalent to stink + -y. Compare Dutch stinkig (“stinky, foul, rotten”), German stinkig (“stinky”), Hunsrik stinkich.
Pronunciation
Adjective
stinky (comparative stinkier or more stinky, superlative stinkiest or most stinky)
- Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.
- (informal) Bad, undesirable.
- 1991, Theresa P. Gladden, Romancing Susan,[1] Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 37,
- […] she walked over to the table and switched off the Walkman as she sat down.
- “Hey!” Nikki yelped. “That was a stinky thing to do. That was my favorite song.”
- 2003, Betty Levin, Shoddy Cove,[2] HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 151,
- “School all year round.” The father groaned. “What a good idea.”
- “Stupid, stinky idea,” a child remarked from across the room.
- 2007, Aletha V. Smithson, “Pacifier Breaking” (poem), in As He Was Known,[3] AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 172,
- The binky drifted up and far away,
- To the man in the moon, I heard them say;
- A cute idea but a rotten stinky plan.
- 1991, Theresa P. Gladden, Romancing Susan,[1] Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 37,
Derived terms
Translations
having a strong, unpleasant smell
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