stinking en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/
Etymology
From Middle English stynkynge, stinkinge, stinkinde, stinkende, stynkande, stynkand, from Old English stincende, from Proto-Germanic *stinkwandz (“stinking”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *stinkwaną (“to stink”), equivalent to stink + -ing. Cognate with Dutch stinkend (“stinking, stinky”), German stinkend (“stinking, stinky”), Danish stinkende (“stinking, stinky”), Norwegian stinkende (“stinking, stinky”).
Meanings
- Having a pungent smell.
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Very bad and undesirable.
I have a stinking cold.
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(slang) Very drunk.
Oh, I got stinking—and, worse, acted like the world's worst heel to top it off. I passed out mentally about the time we left the club—which must have been around 2:30—but unfortunately didn't pass out physically.
2021, Mack Morriss, South Pacific Diary, 1942-1943:
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(euphemistic) An intensifier, a hypallage.
We don’t need your stinking sympathy.
“Everyone shut up! Lord ThunderSteel commands it! I am your leader! I have this badge that says so!” “We don’t need no stinking badges!”
2005, Annabelle du Fouet, “Kinksters and kinksterettes—Who are these people, anyway?” (chapter 1), in Weather Balloons Make Rotten Sex Toys, Ellora's Cave, →ISBN, page 27:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more stinking | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most stinking | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
stinking corpse lily · stinking rich · butt-stinking · stinking nanny · stinking juniper · stinking iris · cry stinking fish · stinking sumac · stinkingly · stinking willy · stinking bean trefoil · stinking chamomile · stinking chun · stinking ash · stinking nightshade · stinking hawksbeard · stinking gum · stinking ninny · stinking hellebore · stinking badger · stinking goosefoot · stinkingness · stinking willie · stinking toe · stinking cedar · stinking acacia
Translations (38)
es fétido (having a bad smell) · vo lusmelik (having a bad smell) · ru злово́нный (having a bad smell) · mk одвратен (very bad) · ba һаҫыҡ (having a bad smell) · txb yolo-were (having a bad smell) · lv smirdīgs (having a bad smell) · it puzzolente (having a bad smell) · mk смрдлив (having a bad smell) · grc κάκοσμος (having a bad smell) · pt fedido (having a bad smell) · it graveolente (having a bad smell) · bg смрадлив (having a bad smell) · la rancidus (having a bad smell) · ru воню́чий (having a bad smell) · it fetente (having a bad smell) · de stinkig (having a bad smell) · la foetidus (having a bad smell) · bg противен (very bad) · ro împuțit (having a bad smell) · uk смо́рідний (having a bad smell) · nl stinkt (having a bad smell) · pt fedorento (having a bad smell) · lv smirdošs (having a bad smell) · sco mingin (having a bad smell) · uk смердю́чий (having a bad smell) · it fetido (having a bad smell) · it maleodorante (having a bad smell) · grc δυσώδης (having a bad smell) · bg отвратителен (very bad) · ru смра́дный (having a bad smell) · it puzzoso (having a bad smell) · cmn 臭的 (having a bad smell) · mk баздлив (having a bad smell) · mi whakapiro (having a bad smell) · dag baɣibaɣi (having a bad smell) · cs smradlavý (having a bad smell) · bg вонящ (having a bad smell)