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Greedy vs Stinky - What's the difference?

greedy | stinky |

As adjectives the difference between greedy and stinky

is that greedy is having greed; consumed by selfish desires while stinky is having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.

greedy

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Having greed; consumed by selfish desires.
  • * , chapter=7
  • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing. Oh, dear, there's so much to tell you, so many warnings to give you, but all that must be postponed for the moment.”}}
  • Prone to overeat.
  • (computing) Tending to match as much text as possible.
  • Synonyms

    * gluttonous * See also

    Derived terms

    * greed (by back-formation) * greediness * greedy-guts

    Anagrams

    * (l)

    stinky

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (slang) Having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.
  • (slang) Bad, undesirable.
  • * 1991, Theresa P. Gladden, Romancing Susan ,[http://books.google.com/books?id=e-NgFsYD8vEC] Bantam Books, ISBN 055344123X, page 37,
  • […] she walked over to the table and switched off the Walkman as she sat down.
    “Hey!” Nikki yelped. “That was a stinky thing to do. That was my favorite song.”
  • * 2003, Betty Levin, Shoddy Cove ,[http://books.google.com/books?id=KsSG2j82PJAC] HarperCollins, ISBN 0-06-052272-0, page 151,
  • “School all year round.” The father groaned. “What a good idea.”
    “Stupid, stinky idea,” a child remarked from across the room.
  • * 2007, Aletha V. Smithson, “Pacifier Breaking” (poem), in As He Was Known ,[http://books.google.com/books?id=8BzMlduE8R8C] AuthorHouse, ISBN 1-4259-7805-3, page 172,
  • The binky drifted up and far away,
    To the man in the moon, I heard them say;
    A cute idea but a rotten stinky plan.