— stinkingly , adv. — stinkingness , n.
/sting"king/ , adj.
1. foul-smelling.
2. Slang. very drunk; plastered.
3. Slang. very rich: His father left him so much money he's stinking.
4. contemptible; disgusting: a stinking shame.
adv.
5. completely or extremely: stinking drunk.
[ bef. 1000; ME stinkinge, OE stincende. See STINK, -ING 2 ]
Syn. 1. smelly, putrid, rotten, putrescent, foul, miasmal, rank.