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stinking
/ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/
This word carries a heavy sensory load, immediately evoking a visceral reaction of disgust. While it describes a physical odor, its emotional weight often shifts toward anger or contempt when used as an intensifier. It is far more aggressive than "smelly," which can be neutral or even cute in certain contexts.
In its informal usage, the word functions as a marker of frustration. When applied to a situation or an amount of money, it suggests a sense of moral decay or unfairness, implying that the subject is not just large or bad, but actively offensive to the speaker's sensibilities.
💬Conversación Casual
Bro, someone left some stinking tuna in the microwave. I'm sketching out of here.
Typical. Just don't let David catch you slacking again.
Meanings
Examples
Get those stinking gym clothes out of my room immediately.
The air in the sewer was thick with a stinking miasma of decay.
I cannot believe I spent a hundred dollars on this stinking piece of junk.
Ugh, the trash is stinking up the whole kitchen.
He gave me a stinking review for a mistake that was not even mine.
The monster exhaled a stinking breath that knocked the knights back.
Why do I have to deal with this stinking weather on my wedding day?
The locker room smelled of stinking sweat and old leather.
Collocations & Compounds
Etymology
Derived from the Middle English "stinken," which originates from the Old English "stincan," meaning to emit a foul odor. This root is shared with Old Frisian and Old Saxon, tracing back to a Proto-Germanic base stankijan. The transition from a literal description of olfactory decay to a figurative expression of disgust or unfairness developed in colloquial English, where the sensation of a foul smell became a metaphor for moral or situational repulsion.