stinking

[sting-king]

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.

adverb

1. completely or extremely.

   stinking drunk.

stinking

/ ˈstɪŋkɪŋ /

adjective

1. having a foul smell

2. informal,  unpleasant or disgusting

3. slang,  (postpositive) very drunk

adverb

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

   stinking rich

Other Word Forms

• stinkingly adverb
• stinkingness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of stinking¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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A poisonous river of a stinking yellow liquid rushed downhill, inundating homes and fields, including the one where she grew corn to feed her eight children.

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I share Vejar’s loathing for the relentless “tree of heaven,” the deciduous plant that is sometimes called a stinking sumac.

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This class of “carrion flowers” includes many species, but few are as charismatic as Rafflesia arnoldii, also known as the “stinking corpse lily,” which also holds the record as the world’s largest flower.

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In the Clippers’ 111-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets at Intuit Dome, Harden looked nothing like the player with a reputation for stinking up arenas at this stage of the season.

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• fetid 
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