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Definition of stinking adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stinking

adjective
 
/ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/
 
/ˈstɪŋkɪŋ/
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  1. having a very strong, unpleasant smell
    • I was pushed into a filthy, stinking room.
    • The black, stinking water was covered with scum.
    • The floor was stinking and wet.
  2. [only before noun] (informal, especially British English) very bad or unpleasant
    • I've got a stinking cold.
  3. [only before noun] (British English, informal) showing a lot of anger
    • I wrote them a stinking letter to complain.
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