Etymology

stenchy

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Today it means: Having a stench or foul odour, malodorous. Full definition →

Middle English stenchi
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromstenchi“malodorous”
  2. English todaystenchy

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

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