Added 10 October 2026
stinky
/ˈstɪŋki/ adjective
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Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.
What is that stinky smell?
- Bad, undesirable.
noun
Origin
From 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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