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stinking definition

stink·ing (-iŋ)

adjective

  1. that stinks; bad-smelling
  2. Slang
    1. very bad, unsatisfactory, etc.
    2. offensive, disgusting, etc.

adverb

Slang to an excessive or offensive degree

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stinking Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • chamomile: Stinking chamomile is frost hardy at the rosette stage and can grow as a winter annual in Britain.

Modifying Another Word

  • back: After all, no one likes to go out to a pub for a drink and come back stinking of cigarette smoke.

Used with adjective complement

  • come: After all, no one likes to go out to a pub for a drink and come back stinking of cigarette smoke.
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