as in stinking
having an unpleasant smell
a reeky riverbank that at low tide smells of rotting fish
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reeky
Adjective
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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
Adjective
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With one out and a runner on first, Alves read the ball and sprinted from his position at third base for a diving catch in foul territory for the second out.—
Jacob Steinberg,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Mar. 2025
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The play occurred in the sixth inning when the ball was hit into foul territory.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Today it is produced as a light wine with smooth, ripe tannins, floral violet notes and juicy berries.—
Lana Bortolot,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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Where to Store Pineapples Your uncut, ripe pineapple will stay fresh for up to 3 days sitting on the countertop.—
Katlyn Moncada,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Using that platform to engage in partisan attacks and accuse former Department leadership of weaponizing law enforcement is a disgusting betrayal of those values.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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Continue reading … ‘PRO-CRIMINAL’ – Blue state sheriff unloads on 'disgusting' bill targeting the right to self-defense.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Descending through a malodorous entrance in the Roman Forum, the team waded through the sewer until the water current became too powerful.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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Public stations were expensive to maintain and quickly became dirty and malodorous.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Chicagoans will have no one to hold accountable at the ballot box when the buses don’t arrive and rail stations are filthy and crime-ridden.—
Forrest Claypool,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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The plastic waste China received was filthy, much of it too dirty to be cleaned, shredded, and turned into new plastic.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The most impressive aspect of Schlesinger’s film is its sense of place: the sunny, awesomely relaxed, fetid warmth captured by Conrad Hall’s sumptuous cinematography.—
Armond White,
National Review,
31 Jan. 2025
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Fascinating and fetid, the Salton Sea in southern California lures me back, every year.—
Dennis Hinkamp,
The Denver Post,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Before, the engine room was a noisy, smelly space below deck.—
Chun-Lien Su,
IEEE Spectrum,
29 July 2019
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If your plant’s roots or stems are mushy and smelly, your plant may be affected by root rot.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Dec. 2024
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“Reeky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reeky. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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