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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmalodorant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mal-o-do-ran
"Les ordures laissées au soleil sont devenues malodorantes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a strong, unpleasant smell.
"The garbage left out in the sun became stinky." - 2
Used informally to describe something that is bad or undesirable.
"That was a stinky excuse for being late."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'stinky' is derived from the verb 'stink', which comes from the Old English 'stincan', meaning to emit a strong odor. The suffix '-y' is added to form an adjective, indicating a characteristic of having a strong smell. The term has evolved in usage to describe anything unpleasantly odorous.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stinky" is said worldwide
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malodorant
Transliteration: mal-o-do-ran
"Les ordures laissées au soleil sont devenues malodorantes."
stinkend
Transliteration: stin-kend
"Der Müll, der in der Sonne steht, ist stinkend geworden."
puzzolente
Transliteration: puz-zo-len-te
"La spazzatura lasciata al sole è diventata puzzolente."
apestoso
Transliteration: ape-sto-so
"La basura dejada al sol se volvió apestosa."
fedorento
Transliteration: fe-do-ren-to
"O lixo deixado ao sol ficou fedorento."
बदबूदार
Transliteration: badboo-daar
"सूरज में छोड़ी गई कचरा बदबूदार हो गई।"
臭的
Transliteration: chòu de
"在阳光下放置的垃圾变得臭了。"
악취 나는
Transliteration: akchwi naneun
"햇볕에 방치된 쓰레기가 악취가 나게 되었다."
臭い
Transliteration: kusai
"日なたに置かれたゴミは臭くなった。"
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