Stynky

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Giving off a strong, offensive odor that many people find repellent
2. Smelling very bad, as with rotting food, dirty clothes or an unwashed body
3. Unpleasantly pungent in smell, often used informally for something foul-odored

Etymology: "Stinky" is formed from the noun "stink" plus the suffix "-y," which English has long used to make adjectives meaning "full of" or "having the quality of" something, as in "rainy," "bony," or "smoky." "Stink" itself comes from Old English "stincan," meaning to emit a smell, and it originally carried no bad connotation: the Old English verb could describe any strong odour, pleasant or foul. The sense narrowed over the centuries until "stink" meant only an unpleasant smell. The spelling with a "k" before "y" is a later, informal addition. Standard forms like "stinky" appear in English from the 1800s onward, mostly in colloquial and childish speech, and the word has remained lighthearted in tone ever since.