STINKING


Meaning of STINKING in English

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.