I. adjective
Date: before 12th century
1. : strong and offensive to the sense of smell
stinking garbage
2. slang : offensively drunk
3. : contemptible , lousy — often used as an intensive
the whole stinking affair
Synonyms: see malodorous
• stink·ing·ly adverb
II. adverb
Date: 1887
: to an extreme degree
got stinking drunk