adjective
1. very bad
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a lousy play
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it's a stinking world
• Similar to: ↑bad
• Derivationally related forms: ↑shit (for: ↑shitty), ↑lousiness (for: ↑lousy), ↑crap (for: ↑crappy)
• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism
2. having an unpleasant smell
• Syn: ↑malodorous, ↑malodourous, ↑unpleasant-smelling, ↑ill-smelling
• Ant: ↑fragrant (for: ↑malodorous)
• Similar to:
↑bilgy, ↑fetid, ↑foetid, ↑foul, ↑foul-smelling, ↑funky, ↑noisome, ↑smelly, ↑stinking, ↑ill-scented, ↑fusty, ↑musty, ↑frowsty, ↑gamey, ↑gamy, ↑high, ↑miasmic, ↑mephitic, ↑niffy, ↑odoriferous, ↑odorous, ↑putrid-smelling, ↑rank-smelling, ↑reeking, ↑sour, ↑rancid
• Derivationally related forms: ↑stinkiness, ↑stink, ↑malodorousness (for: ↑malodorous)
Useful english dictionary. 2012.