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   Stink·ing

   /ˈstiNGkiNG/

   

   adjective

   • 1. foul-smelling: "he was locked in a stinking cell" Similar foul-smellingevil-smellingstinking to high heavenreekingfetidmalodorouspungentacridrankputridnoxiousfreshinformal:smellystinkyreekyniffingniffypongywhiffyhummingfunkyliterary:noisomemephiticrare:olidmiasmicmiasmalOpposite sweet-smellingaromatic
   • ▪ very bad or unpleasant: "a stinking cold" Similar dreadfulawfulterriblefrightfulghastlynastyappallingvilevery badinformal:rottenshockingOpposite mildslight

   adverb

   • 1. extremely: informal "she is obviously stinking rich"

   Derivatives

   • 1. stinkingly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

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