adjective
- having a strong unpleasant smell
- very bad or unpleasant
Usage: informal
Usage: informal; figurative
Examples
- Take off those stinky socks and put them in the hamper.
- The garbage can was really stinky after sitting in the sun all day.
- My little brother’s room is always stinky because he never cleans it.
- The fish market had a stinky smell that made me hold my breath.
- That was a stinky movie – we left halfway through.
- I had a stinky day at work with nothing going right.