The difference between Niffy and Stinking
When used as adjectives, niffy means having a bad smell, whereas stinking means having a pungent smell.
Stinking is also noun with the meaning: the emission of a foul smell.
check bellow for the other definitions of Niffy and Stinking
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Niffy as an adjective (colloquial):
Having a bad smell.
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Stinking as an adjective:
Having a pungent smell.
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Stinking as an adjective:
Very bad and undesirable.
Examples:
"Despite leading the way for years, the new model is really stinking."
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Stinking as an adjective (euphemism):
Examples:
"We don’t need your stinking sympathy."
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Stinking as a verb:
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Stinking as a noun:
The emission of a foul smell.