skunky

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Scrabble points
17
Words With Friends
18
Letters
6

Definition of skunky

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (Canada, US, colloquial)Mean, contemptible.
    “Don't know when to expect reimbursements from Chloe. After all this time I consider her behavior skunky.”
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adj

  1. (Canada, US, colloquial)Mean, contemptible.
    “Don't know when to expect reimbursements from Chloe. After all this time I consider her behavior skunky.”
  2. Resembling a skunk; especially, having a strong or unpleasant odor or (of food, drink) taste.
    “Sure enough, he had the skunky odor of marijuana.”
    “One American brewer with trademark clear bottles developed a modified hop extract that’s free of the vulnerable hop acid, and this prevents its beer from going skunky.”

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Etymology

From skunk + -y.

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2-letter words

3 words

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