stinky

/ˈstɪŋki/

stinky means having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

stinky is pronounced /ˈstɪŋki/.

Etymology

From Middle English stinky, stynky, equivalent to stink + -y. Compare Dutch stinkig (“stinky, foul, rotten”), Low German stinkig (“stinking, stinky”), German stinkig (“stinky”), Hunsrik stinkich. Compare also Saterland Frisian stjunkerch (“stinky”), West Frisian stjonkerich (“stinky”).

adj

Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.e.g.“What is that stinky smell?”
Bad, undesirable.

name

A village in Kramatorsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
A village in Poltava Raion, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine.

noun

A bowel movement; feces or diarrhoea

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

stanky 77% match — smelly; stinky vs stinky →
stenchful 73% match — Full of stench; foul-smelling. vs stinky →
stinkage 72% match — Unpleasant smell. vs stinky →
astink 72% match — Stinking. vs stinky →
stinkfest 72% match — A very bad-smelling place or situation. vs stinky →
stinker 71% match — One who stinks. vs stinky →
reeking 71% match — Totally stinking. vs stinky →
stenchy 70% match — Having a stench or foul odour, malodorous. vs stinky →