stinking

American  

[sting-king] / ˈstɪŋ kɪŋ /

adjective

1. that smells foul; foul-smelling.

   Synonyms:

   rank, miasmal, foul, putrescent, rotten, putrid, smelly

2. Slang. very drunk; plastered.

3. Slang. very rich.

   His father left him so much money he's stinking.

4. contemptible; disgusting.

   a stinking shame.

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adverb

1. completely or extremely.

   stinking drunk.

stinking British  

/ ˈstɪŋkɪŋ /

adjective

1. having a foul smell

2. informal unpleasant or disgusting

3. slang (postpositive) very drunk

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adverb

1. informal (intensifier, expressing contempt for the person referred to)

   stinking rich

Other Word Forms

• stinkingly adverb
• stinkingness noun

Etymology

Origin of stinking

before 1000; Middle English stinkinge, Old English stincende. See stink, -ing ²

Example Sentences

"Harry Milne, for me, he tried everything he possible could to affect the game, to drive Hearts forward. Other than him, pretty much all of them were stinking."

From BBC

I decided to peel off my beard, glasses, and stinking jacket, too.

From Literature

“Can you please pay attention for one stinking heartbeat?!”

From Literature

"We had a brand-new baby with bad lungs, and we wake up to a generator running above our heads and the absolutely stinking of petrol," says Laura.

From BBC

Just last month a massive stinking lump of wet wipes, fat and oil was removed from a west London sewer.

From BBC

Related Words

• fetid
• foul-smelling
• funky
• putrid