The difference between Stinking and Whiffy

When used as adjectives, stinking means having a pungent smell, whereas whiffy means having a bad smell.


Stinking is also noun with the meaning: the emission of a foul smell.

check bellow for the other definitions of Stinking and Whiffy

  1. Stinking as an adjective:

    Having a pungent smell.

  2. Stinking as an adjective:

    Very bad and undesirable.

    Examples:

    "Despite leading the way for years, the new model is really stinking."

  3. Stinking as an adjective (euphemism):

    Examples:

    "We don’t need your stinking sympathy."

  1. Stinking as a verb:

  1. Stinking as a noun:

    The emission of a foul smell.

  1. Whiffy as an adjective (colloquial):

    Having a bad smell.

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