stinking

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stinking

The garbage can is stinking in the hot sun.

Definition
  1. 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.
stinking

The garbage can is stinking in the hot sun.

Adjective
  1. offensively malodorous
    • a foul odor
    • the kitchen smelled really funky
  2. very bad
    • a lousy play
    • it's a stinking world

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