stinky

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having an unpleasant smell
  2. adjective very bad

Etymology

From Middle English stinky, stynky, equivalent to stink + -y. Compare Dutch stinkig (“stinky, foul, rotten”), German stinkig (“stinky”), Hunsrik stinkich.

In classic literature

Synonyms

malodorous, malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, ill-smelling

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