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skunky
adjective
uk /ˈskʌŋ.ki/ us /ˈskʌŋ.ki/
a strong, unpleasant smell, like the smell produced by a skunk(= a small, black and white North American animal):
When male gorillas are stressed, they emit testosterone, which has an overwhelmingly skunky odour.
The fat turns rancid easily and gives meat that skunky smell.
the strong smell of skunkweed(= a drug, illegal in many countries, that is made from the dried leaves and flowers of the hemp plant):
You can smell the skunky scent of marijuana coming from inside.
People describe some of the chemical vapour smells as skunky or sewerlike.
It was a skunky smell that became associated with a visit to the hairdresser.
A skunky odour permeates the air in the hallways surrounding his room.
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