stinky
/ˈstɪŋki/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.
noun
A bowel movement; feces or diarrhoea
Example Sentences
- "What is that stinky smell?"
- "1991, Theresa P. Gladden, Romancing Susan, Bantam Books, →ISBN, page 37, […] she walked over to the table and switched off the Walkman as she sat down. “Hey!” Nikki yelped. “That was a stinky thing to do. That was my favorite song.”"
- "2003, Betty Levin, Shoddy Cove, HarperCollins, →ISBN, page 151, “School all year round.” The father groaned. “What a good idea.” “Stupid, stinky idea,” a child remarked from across the room."
- "2007, Aletha V. Smithson, “Pacifier Breaking” (poem), in As He Was Known, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 172, The binky drifted up and far away, To the man in the moon, I heard them say; A cute idea but a rotten stinky plan."
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”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: stinky
Usage
Inflected Forms
stinkier (comparative)
more stinky (comparative)
stinkiest (superlative)
most stinky (superlative)
stimky (alternative, humorous)
stonky (alternative)
stinkies (plural)