stinking
adjective
[ ˈstɪŋkɪŋ ]
• foul-smelling.
• "he was locked in a stinking cell"
Similar:
foul-smelling,
evil-smelling,
stinking to high heaven,
reeking,
fetid,
malodorous,
pungent,
acrid,
rank,
putrid,
noxious,
fresh,
smelly,
stinky,
reeky,
niffing,
niffy,
pongy,
whiffy,
humming,
funky,
noisome,
mephitic,
olid,
miasmic,
miasmal,
stinking
adverb
• extremely.
• "she is obviously stinking rich"
stink
verb
• have a strong unpleasant smell.
• "the place stank like a sewer"
Similar:
reek,
smell foul/bad/disgusting,
stink/smell to high heaven,
give off a bad smell,
• be very unpleasant, contemptible, or scandalous.
• "he thinks the values of our society stink"
Similar:
be very unpleasant,
be abhorrent,
be despicable,
be contemptible,
be disgusting,
be vile,
be foul,
suck,
Origin:
Old English stincan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German stinken, also to stench.
