| 单词 | skunky |
| 释义 | skunky in British English (ˈskʌŋkɪ) adjectiveWord forms: -kier or -kiest smelling of a skunk skunky in American English (ˈskʌŋki) adjectiveWord forms: skunkier, skunkiest 1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a skunk a skunky odor 2. having a disagreeable or tainted character beer with a skunky taste 3. informal mean and nasty; contemptible Derived forms skunkiness noun Word origin [1895–1900; skunk + -y1]This word is first recorded in the period 1895–1900. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: apothecaries' measure, flamenco, freewheel, hit-and-run, slapstick-y is a native English suffix of adjectives meaning “characterized by or inclined to”the substance or action of the word or stem to which the suffix is attached. Otherwords that use the affix -y include: dreamy, grouchy, juicy, rumblyExamples of 'skunky' in a sentence |
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