stenchy

adjective

Definition of stenchynext
as in stinking
having an unpleasant smell the soft, stenchy cheese is considered by turophiles to be quite delectable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stenchy
  1. stinking
  2. foul
  3. ripe
  4. smelly
  5. malodorous
  6. fetid
  7. disgusting
  8. filthy
Adjective
  • This is about a team with a top-10 payroll whose GM committed too stinking much of it to dogs that can’t, or won’t, pull the sled.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2019
  • Muttaiah said the man inside the stinking manhole was working without any safety equipment — no gloves, no shoes, no supplemental oxygen.
    Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 16 Dec. 2019
Definition of stinking
Adjective
  • These mussels can clog critical water intakes and fish screens and also foul major pipes relied on for water supply.
    Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
  • In the first inning of Game 4 on Tuesday night at Yankee Stadium, Betts, in right field, sprinted into foul ground and caught a pop-up before a fan in a gray Yankees road jersey reached out and tried to rip the ball out of his glove.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of foul
Adjective
  • Black men had been perceived as a voting bloc ripe for Donald Trump to attract after many expressed concerns a year ago about Joe Biden’s re-election efforts.
    Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • The owner of Zone 9 Farms doesn’t have a traditional stand full of big ripe fruits and vegetables.
    Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of ripe
Adjective
  • Having Poor Hygiene No one wants to sit next to a smelly, dirty passenger.
    Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Rockdale County officials today plan to lift a shelter-in-place recommendation prompted by the smelly, hazy plume emitting from a pool chemical company in Conyers.
    Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 7 Oct. 2024
Definition of smelly
Adjective
  • Gary Oldman remains as delightful as ever as the malodorous but brilliant Jackson Lamb.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Its leaves release a malodorous smell when trod upon and so served as a strewing herb.
    Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 20 Apr. 2024
Definition of malodorous
Adjective
  • Similarly, Musk has transformed Twitter into a dull, fetid cesspool of White nationalism and paranoid lies.
    Michelle Goldberg, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024
  • The city’s shimmering wealth and fetid corruption leap from the page; so, too, does music’s transcendent, radiant power.
    Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of fetid
Adjective
  • At least Gill thinks that coffee is disgusting too.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Trump is disgusting, unhinged and unfit to represent the United States.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of disgusting
Adjective
  • These dogs often come from cramped, filthy mills, without sufficient veterinary care, food, water or socialization.
    Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The O’Haras happen to move in next door to him. Frothy and often filthy without being brainless (send thanks across the Atlantic for that good British dialogue), this is escapism done right.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of filthy
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