adjective · rare

stinky

stinky · stinkier · stinkiest

гнилий

вонючий, зловонный

stinkend, stinkig

Having a strong, unpleasant smellHaving a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

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/ˈstɪŋki/

» The cellar is ugly, dark, and stinky.

Подвал некрасивый, тёмный и вонючий.

Meaning

2 senses

Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.
What is that stinky smell?
stinkend, stinkig
воню́чийvonjúčij, злово́нныйzlovónnyj
having an unpleasant smell
(informal)Bad, undesirable.
2003, Betty Levin, Shoddy Cove, 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.
very bad

Examples

31 sentences

The cellar is ugly, dark, and stinky.
ruПодвал некрасивый, тёмный и вонючий.
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It's really stinky.
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Your poop is so stinky.
Твої какашки дуже смердючі.
ruТвои какашки очень вонючие.
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The slime was black and stinky.
ruТина была черноватой и вонючей.
deDer Schleim war schwarz und stinkend.
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We need to buy some stinky cheese.
deWir müssen Stinkekäse kaufen.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 1

having a strong, unpleasant smell:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

having a strong, unpleasant smell:

Origin

From Middle English stinky, stynky, equivalent to stink + -y. Compare Dutch stinkig (“stin

From Middle English stinky, stynky, equivalent to stink + -y. Compare Dutch stinkig (“stinky, foul, rotten”), Low German stinkig (“stinking, stinky”), German stinkig (“stinky”), Hunsrik stinkich. Compare also Saterland Frisian stjunkerch (“stinky”), West Frisian stjonkerich (“stinky”).

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