stinkier

Smelling even worse

Stinkier is the comparative form of stinky—having a stronger or more unpleasant smell: This cheese is even stinkier than the last one.

Like stinky, it can describe figuratively offensive things: an even stinkier political scandal.

sources

cheese

Fermented milk solid

  • durianMalodorous tropical fruit
  • kimchiFermented Korean vegetables
  • fishGilled aquatic vertebrate

skunk · sulfur · garlic · onion · feet · armpits · gym socks · diaper · litterbox · outhouse

intensity

pungent

Sharply strong-smelling

penetrating · potent · harsh · suffocating · eye-watering · choking · nauseating · overwhelming · reeking · rank

decay

rot

Organic breakdown process

mold · compost · fermentation · rancid · bacteria · waste · perishables · garbage · sewage · carrion

disgust

revolting

Causing strong disgust

  • repulsiveCausing strong disgust
  • grossTotal before subtractions
  • vileExtremely unpleasant or bad

nauseating · sickening · stomach-turning · repellent · distasteful · unpleasant · nasty · horrid · ghastly · wretched

Opposites
freshness/decay

stinkierfresher

More recently made

cleaner · purer · crisper · airier · milder

Phrases
Family

stinking, stinkiest, stinkies

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G