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STINKING

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• STINKING (adjective)
The adjective STINKING has 2 senses:

1. very bad
2. offensively malodorous

Familiarity information: STINKING used as an adjective is rare.

• STINKING (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Very bad

Synonyms:

crappy; icky; lousy; rotten; shitty; stinking; stinky

Context examples:

a lousy play / it's a stinking world

Similar:

bad (having undesirable or negative qualities)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

Offensively malodorous

Synonyms:

fetid; foetid; foul-smelling; funky; ill-scented; smelly; stinking; noisome; foul

Context examples:

a foul odor / the kitchen smelled really funky

Similar:

ill-smelling; malodorous; malodourous; stinky; unpeasant-smelling (having an unpleasant smell)

"The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese."
(English proverb)
"The child tells what goes on in the house."
(Albanian proverb)
"The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion."
(Arabic proverb)
"Honesty is the best policy."
(Czech proverb)

Useful links:
Meaning of malodorous
Pronunciation of ill-smelling
Meaning of unpeasant-smelling
Pronunciation of bad
Meaning of malodourous

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