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skunkiest

skunkiest is the superlative form of skunky.

Meaning of skunky

Adjective

skunky (comparative skunkier, superlative skunkiest)

  1. (Canada, US, colloquial) Mean, contemptible.
    • Don't know when to expect reimbursements from Chloe. After all this time I consider her behavior skunky.1944, Patricia Highsmith, Her Diaries and Notebooks, Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2021, April 4
  2. Resembling a skunk; especially, having a strong or unpleasant odor or (of food, drink) taste.
    • Sure enough, he had the skunky odor of marijuana.2023, Brandon Taylor, The Late Americans, Jonathan Cape, page 116

Questions about skunkiest

What is skunkiest the superlative form of?
Skunkiest is the superlative form of skunky.

Words near skunkiest in the dictionary

  1. skunkhead
  2. skunkheads
  3. skunkie
  4. skunkier
  5. skunkies
  6. skunkiest
  7. skunkiness
  8. skunking
  9. skunking up
  10. skunkish
  11. skunkless

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