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stinky

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stink  (stngk)
v. stank (stngk) or stunk (stngk), stunk, stink·ing, stinks
v.intr.
1. To emit a strong foul odor.
2.
a. To be highly offensive or abhorrent.
b. To be in extremely bad repute.
3. Slang To have something to an extreme or offensive degree: a family that stinks with money; a deed that stinks of treachery.
4. Slang
a. To be of an extremely low or bad quality: This job stinks.
b. To have the appearance of dishonesty or corruption: Something about his testimony stinks.
v.tr.
To cause to stink: garbage that stinks up the yard.
n.
1. A strong offensive odor; a stench. See Synonyms at stench.
2. Slang A scandal or controversy: "the stink over sexual politics in the military" (David Nyhan).
Idiom:
make/raise a stink Slang
To make a great fuss.

[Middle English stinken, from Old English stincan, to emit a smell.]

stinky adj.

stinky [ˈstɪŋkɪ]
adj -ier, -iest
1. having a foul smell
2. Informal unpleasant or disgusting
3. Informal of poor quality; contemptible
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.stinky - having an unpleasant smell
2.stinky - very bad; "a lousy play"; "it's a stinking world"
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
bad - having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice"
Translations
stinky [ˈstɪŋkɪ] ADJapestoso, maloliente
stinky
adj (+er) (inf: = smelly) → stinkend


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