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stenchy

stenchy adjective: having a stench or foul odour, malodorous.

Adjective

stenchy (comparative stenchier, superlative stenchiest)

  1. Having a stench or foul odour, malodorous.
    • Soon, the incessant wind would dry the stenchy wallow to corduroyed cement.2003, Suzann Ledbetter, A Lady Never Trifles with Thieves

Forms of stenchy

comparativestenchier
superlativestenchiest

Origin of stenchy

From Middle English stenchi (“malodorous”), equivalent to stench + -y. More at stench, -y.

Words that rhyme with stenchy

Questions about stenchy

What does stenchy mean?
Stenchy means having a stench or foul odour, malodorous.
What part of speech is stenchy?
Stenchy is an adjective.

Words near stenchy in the dictionary

  1. stenchful
  2. stenchier
  3. stenchiest
  4. stenching
  5. stenchsome
  6. stenchy
  7. stencil
  8. stencil buffer
  9. stencil buffers
  10. stencil duplicator
  11. stencil duplicators

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