stenchy

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adjective

Having a stench or foul odour, malodorous.

OriginMiddle English stenchi →
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Meanings

adjectivestenchy (comparative stenchier, superlative stenchiest)

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

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
malodorous

Origin

  1. Middle Englishstenchi“malodorous”
  2. Englishstenchy

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

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with stenchy

Frenchiewenchy
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APA

stenchy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stenchy

MLA

“stenchy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stenchy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stenchy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stenchy.

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