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stinky

[sting-kee]

adjective

stinkier, stinkiest 
  1. foul smelling; stinking.

  2. Informal.mean-spirited; nasty.



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/ ˈɪŋɪ /

adjective

  1. having a foul smell

  2. informalunpleasant or disgusting

  3. informalof poor quality; contemptible

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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“ perplexes me is that despite the plant being known for its stinky smell, it also produces several sweet-smelling chemicals.”

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He’s a pretty normal kid: weight bench, acne, enough stinky hormones that Piper gifts him a can of cheap body spray.

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At the time, Kcehowski was hopeful the facility’s response would be swift and that her community would suffer the stinky mess for only a few days — or at worst a few weeks.

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“It’s been intermittently smelling very fishy and stinky since then, especially when the wind is low.”

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After all, you’ve come west from an old, dense, stinky, shrinking, corruption-plagued city while we wait here in a young, sprawling city that’s — well, OK, also stinky, shrinking and plagued by corruption.

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