stinky
Having a strong, unpleasant smellHaving a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.
» The cellar is ugly, dark, and stinky.
Подвал некрасивый, тёмный и вонючий. — odexed
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2 sensesHaving 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 sentencesThe cellar is ugly, dark, and stinky.
ruПодвал некрасивый, тёмный и вонючий. — odexed
It's really stinky.
Your poop is so stinky.
Твої какашки дуже смердючі. — deniko
ruТвои какашки очень вонючие. — shmakozyabrik
The slime was black and stinky.
ruТина была черноватой и вонючей. — odexed
deDer Schleim war schwarz und stinkend. — Yorwba
We need to buy some stinky cheese.
deWir müssen Stinkekäse kaufen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English stinky, stynky, equivalent to stink + -y. Compare Dutch stinkig (“stinFrom 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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Forms
stinkier/more stinky, stinkiest/most stinky| Comparative | stinkier / more stinky Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | stinkiest / most stinky Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
8 synonyms- having an unpleasant smell:malodorousmalodourousunpleasant-smellingill-smelling
- very bad:ickylousyrottenstinking
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.