Antonyms for stink with


Grammar : Adj
Spell : stingk
Phonetic Transcription : stɪŋk


Definition of stink with

Origin :
  • Old English stincan "emit a smell of any kind" (class III strong verb; past tense stonc), from West Germanic *stenkwanan (cf. Old Saxon stincan, Old High German stinkan, Dutch stinken), from the root of stench. Old English swote stincan "to smell sweet," but offensive sense began in Old English and was primary by mid-13c.; smell now tends the same way. Figurative meaning "be offensive" is from early 13c.; meaning "be inept" is recorded from 1924. To stink to high heaven first recorded 1963.
  • As in bountiful : adj abundant

Synonyms for stink with

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