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stinkin

stinkin

6.1
Giving off a very bad smell
  • adjective
  • /ˈstɪŋkɪn/
  • Informal
translation icon : apestoso
  • The garbage can was overflowing and the odor was just stinkin'.

Examples

  • He complained about his stinkin' sneakers after running all morning.

  • After the rain, the wet dog had a stinkin' smell that filled the room.

  • - Makin' sure my breath wasn't stinkin'.

    Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)

  • You can't enjoy even a nice, stinky, running, ripe cheese like this.

  • I want the greenest, healthiest, stinkiest juice you can get.

  • Who's winkin', blinkin' and stinkin'?

    Picnic (1955)

  • OK, rewind for just a hot second, because I have to tell you guys this is the stinkiest makeup wipe I have ever used in my life.

  • I don't know if you could see it, but like the stinkiest cheese I've ever tasted.

  • But it looks like it says this is the stinkiest and worst case of a vagina anus I've ever seen in a deer or dog.

  • So if, if something does try to eat them and they will open their cloaca, they're mint and they will Musk stinky poo pee stuff.

Synonyms

smelly
vsstinkin
118 1.0

Giving off a strong, unpleasant stink

indicates a very bad smell with slightly greater intensity
stinky
vsstinkin
60 1.0

Having a very bad smell

is similar but may be more colloquial or altered in form
funky
vsstinkin
  • Informal
18 6.9

Has a bad smell

is similar but more neutral and direct about severe odor
fetid
vsstinkin
8 7.9

A very strong, bad smell like rotten food or trash

is equally strong but usually less formal in tone
foul-smelling
vsstinkin
7 4.1

A very strong stink that makes you want to move away

conveys the same idea but in more neutral language
stinking
vsstinkin
4 2.0

Having a very strong bad smell

has the same meaning but differs as a variant spelling or form
odiferous
vsstinkin
1 8.5

Having a strong smell that is often unpleasant

is more direct about very bad smell and everyday use
odoriferous
vsstinkin
  • Formal
1 9.3

Giving off a strong, often unpleasant smell you notice quickly

is the everyday expression for the same unpleasant smell
odorous
vsstinkin
1 5.5

Having a smell you can notice

focuses more on a strong unpleasant odor rather than just noticeable scent
unpleasant-smelling
vsstinkin
1 3.8

Having a bad smell that people do not like

is more specific about being very strong and highly unpleasant
ill-smelling
vsstinkin
1 4.4

That has a strong, unpleasant odor

is stronger, stressing a very bad and powerful odor
reeking
vsstinkin
5.0

Having a very strong bad smell like smoke or rot

expresses the same strong bad smell in a slightly different form
rank
vsstinkin
6.7

Having a very strong unpleasant smell or taste

matches this intensity but is stated in simpler terms
rank-smelling
vsstinkin
7.1

Having a very strong, unpleasant smell like rotten food

is similar but may be used more generally without rancid sense
reechy
vsstinkin
  • Archaic
9.9

Having a strong bad smell that makes you move away

describes the same bad smell but in more neutral words
ill-scented
vsstinkin
6.3

Having a strong, unpleasant smell

is more direct and common when saying the smell is very bad

Antonyms

fragrant
34 2.2

Having a pleasant smell like flowers or soap

aromatic
12 4.1

Having a strong, pleasant smell like spices or flowers

How Smelly

putrid
12 7.0
stinkin
  • Informal
6.1
stinky
60 1.0
smelly
118 1.0

Surface Forms

stinkin positive
stinkier comparative
stinkiest superlative

Morphology

stinkin = stink (transparent) = stink + ing

Directly formed from 'stink' + '-ing' and the adjective meaning 'smelling very bad' is the literal, predictable result; the colloquial spelling 'stinkin' simply drops the final g.

Etymology

The word stinkin comes from the verb stink, which means 'smell bad', with a casual ending -in used in speech. So stinkin describes something that smells very bad.