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stinky

adjective

Definition of stinkynext
as in stinking
having an unpleasant smell a stinky plant that attracts certain insects and then devours them

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stinky
  1. stinking
  2. smelly
  3. ripe
  4. disgusting
  5. malodorous
  6. foul
  7. filthy
  8. fetid
Adjective
  • This is about a team with a top-10 payroll whose GM committed too stinking much of it to dogs that can’t, or won’t, pull the sled.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2019
  • Muttaiah said the man inside the stinking manhole was working without any safety equipment — no gloves, no shoes, no supplemental oxygen.
    Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019
Definition of stinking
Adjective
  • There’s nothing worse than getting out into the wilderness, away from society, and then hearing somebody one campsite over start up a loud, smelly gas generator.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Mushy and smelly roots should be clipped away with sterilized pruners or scissors, while circling roots can be gently teased apart to improve water absorption.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of smelly
Adjective
  • The nose features ripe black cherries, plums, violets, and hints of tobacco.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Conventional wisdom says that the business is ripe for it, because there are too many services aimed at general audiences, and the landscape just keeps getting more confusing.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of ripe
Adjective
  • Most modern bloodsuckers are not this profoundly physically disgusting.
    Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Jones had used Infowars to spread some of the most disturbing and disgusting lies and conspiracy theories into the public discourse.
    Hadas Gold, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of disgusting
Adjective
  • Each lawyer, then, in his or her own way, played a part in creating a caricature: Danny, the kid in a tough situation trying his best to do the right thing; Mr. Neely, that malodorous man with schizophrenia stoking passengers’ fears on the subway.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Gary Oldman remains as delightful as ever as the malodorous but brilliant Jackson Lamb.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of malodorous
Adjective
  • Kentucky Minimize foul differential Like the Virginia Tech Hokies under Kenny Brooks, the Wildcats thrive on jumpers and don’t get to the rim too often, which means not many free-throw attempts.
    Sabreena Merchant, The Athletic, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Spraying roach spray on vegetables in a Walmart is passed foul bro.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of foul
Adjective
  • My father was living alone in that dark, filthy room like an old animal wallowing in its own excrement.
    Lee Chang-dong, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Down and out in Tinseltown, where white glistening snow turns to filthy slush.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • Sears does an excellent job with his role, capturing Johnny’s frenetic desperation to remain afloat in the clan’s fetid storm, but this critic, at least, wanted more for this character.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Similarly, Musk has transformed Twitter into a dull, fetid cesspool of White nationalism and paranoid lies.
    Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of fetid
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“Stinky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stinky. Accessed 13 Jan. 2025.

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