stink|ing

stink|ing
stink|ing «STIHNG kihng», adjective, adverb.
–adj.
1. that stinks; having an offensive smell: »

a stinking pigpen.

2. Informal, Figurative. very bad; terrible. »

It's a stinking shame.

3. Slang. very drunk.
–adv.
Slang. very; extremely: »

If I was willing to leave all you lovely people…I'd be a stinking rich talent scout living in Beverly Hills (John Updike).

stink´ing|ly, adverb.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • stink´ing|ly — stink|ing «STIHNG kihng», adjective, adverb. –adj. 1. that stinks; having an offensive smell: »a stinking pigpen. 2. Informal, Figurative. very bad; terrible. »It s a stinking shame. 3. Slang. very drunk. –adv. Slang. very; extremely: » …   Useful english dictionary

  • stink — stink·ard; stink·a·roo; stink; stink·er; stink·er·oo; stink·ing·ly; stink·ing·ness; …   English syllables

  • ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… …   English syllables

  • stink — [[t]stɪŋk[/t]] v. stank, often, stunk; stunk; stink•ing; 1) to emit a strong offensive smell 2) to be offensive to propriety 3) inf Informal. to be disgustingly inferior 4) sts Slang. to have a large quantity of something (usu. fol. by of or… …   From formal English to slang

  • stinkingly — stink·ing·ly …   English syllables

  • stinking — stink•ing [[t]ˈstɪŋ kɪŋ[/t]] adj. 1) foul smelling 2) sts Slang. very drunk; plastered 3) contemptible; disgusting 4) completely or extremely • Etymology: bef. 1000 stink′ing•ly, adv. stink′ing•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • stinking — stink|ing [ stıŋkıŋ ] adjective INFORMAL 1. ) with a very unpleasant smell: mountains of stinking garbage 2. ) SPOKEN very unpleasant: I had a stinking cold. stinking rich very rich …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • stinkingness — stink·ing·ness …   English syllables

  • stinking smut — stink′ing smut′ n. ppa bunt III • Etymology: 1890–95 …   From formal English to slang

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

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