stinky
Americanadjective
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having a foul smell
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informal unpleasant or disgusting
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informal of poor quality; contemptible
Etymology
Origin of stinky
Example Sentences
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He knew they sprayed a stinky smell to protect themselves, and he knew they were mammals, and he knew they were omnivores because they ate bugs and smaller animals and plants, too.
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“Next time make the stinky in the toilet, okay?”
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“He saved us from that stinky lab guy. And he got Missus Quickness from the roof last weekend.”
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The other end was covered by a sturdy metal grate with a big stinky hunk of meat hanging on it to lure a bear into the trap.
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Surely her vision was failing, because I was obviously not some stinky schoolboy standing here before her.
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