stinky — ozdic

Collocations

4

ADJ.

black, dark, good, pretty, stupid, ugly

VERB + STINKY

attracted, buy, dismissed, eat, leaving, poop, smells, take

STINKY + NOUN

body, breath, cat, cheese, child, cock, feet, french

ADV.

actually, away, often, really

Definitions

adj

1

Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

What is that stinky smell?

2

Bad, undesirable.

1991, Theresa P. Gladden, Romancing Susan, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 37, […] she walked over to the table and switched off the Walkman as she sat down. “Hey!” Nikki yelped. “That was a stinky thing to do. That was my favorite song.”

2003, Betty Levin, Shoddy Cove, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 151, “School all year round.” The father groaned. “What a good idea.” “Stupid, stinky idea,” a child remarked from across the room.

noun

1

A bowel movement; feces or diarrhoea

name

1

A village in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.

2

A village in Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having an unpleasant smell

malodorous
malodourous
unpleasant-smelling
ill-smelling

adjective — very bad

Antonyms

fragrant

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

6

01

What is that stinky smell?

Wiktionary

02

1991, Theresa P. Gladden, Romancing Susan, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 37, […] she walked over to the table and switched off the Walkman as she sat down. “Hey!” Nikki yelped. “That was a stinky thing to

Wiktionary

03

2003, Betty Levin, Shoddy Cove, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 151, “School all year round.” The father groaned. “What a good idea.” “Stupid, stinky idea,” a child remarked from across the room.

Wiktionary

04

It's really stinky.

Tatoeba · #265055

05

The cellar is ugly, dark, and stinky.

Tatoeba · #277069

06

Tanning is stinky work.

Tatoeba · #2075151

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, stinky is marked as informal. Watch for register when choosing this word.