stinking
/'stiɳkin/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Having a very strong, unpleasant, and offensive smell: The word "stinking" primarily describes something that emits a foul or disgusting odor.
- Extremely bad, unpleasant, or contemptible: Used informally as an intensifier to express strong disapproval, disgust, or poor quality.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective (Malodorous):
- They discovered a stinking pile of garbage behind the restaurant.
- Take out the stinking fish; it has gone bad.
- Adjective (Very Bad/Contemptible):
- He lost all his money in a stinking business deal.
- I'm tired of your stinking lies.
Advanced Usage
- "stinking rich": An informal idiom meaning extremely wealthy, often used with a tone of envy or disapproval.
- He inherited the company and is now stinking rich.
- Used as an adverbial intensifier (informal): "stinking" can modify adjectives to add emphasis.
- It's a stinking hot day. (Meaning: It is an extremely hot day.)
- The plan was stinking obvious. (Meaning: The plan was very obvious.)
Variants and Related Words
- Stink (verb/noun): To emit a strong, unpleasant smell; or the smell itself.
- Verb: That cheese stinks!
- Noun: There's a terrible stink coming from the drain.
- Stinker (noun, informal):
- Something very difficult or unpleasant: That exam was a real stinker.
- A contemptible person: He's a little stinker for telling that secret.
- Stinky (adjective, informal): Having an unpleasant smell.
- Take off your stinky socks.
Synonyms
- Foul: Extremely offensive to the senses, especially smell.
- Putrid: Decaying and emitting a fetid smell.
- Rotten: Decomposed and having a bad smell; also meaning very bad.
- Lousy (for the "very bad" sense): Very poor or unpleasant.
Related Phrases
- Raise a stink (idiom): To complain loudly and forcefully about something.
- The residents raised a stink about the new construction noise.
- Like stink (idiom, informal): With great speed or intensity.
- He ran like stink to catch the bus.
Notes on Usage
- The use of "stinking" to mean "very bad" is informal and can be considered mildly vulgar or impolite in formal contexts.
- When used as an intensifier (e.g., "stinking hot"), it is firmly in the realm of casual, colloquial speech.
Adjective
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offensively malodorous
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a foul odor
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the kitchen smelled really funky
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very bad
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a lousy play
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it's a stinking world
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