Etymology

reeky

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Today it means: Soiled with smoke or steam; smoky; foul. Full definition →

Middle English reky
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromreky
  2. English todayreeky

From Middle English reky (also rechy), equivalent to reek + -y.

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