Rotten vs Stinky - What's the difference?
rotten | stinky |
Of perishable items, overridden with bacteria and other infectious agents.
In a state of decay.
Cruel, mean or immoral.
Bad or terrible.
To an extreme degree.
(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,
* 2003, Betty Levin, Shoddy Cove ,[http://books.google.com/books?id=KsSG2j82PJAC] HarperCollins, ISBN 0-06-052272-0, page 151,
* 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,
As a noun rotten
is .As an adjective stinky is
(slang) having a strong, unpleasant smell; stinking.rotten
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- If you leave a bin unattended for a few weeks, the rubbish inside will turn rotten .
- The floors were damaged and the walls were rotten .
- His mouth stank and his teeth were rotten .
- That man is a rotten father.
- This rotten policy will create more injustice in this country.
- Why is the weather always rotten in this city?
- It was a rotten idea to take the boat out today.
- She has the flu and feels rotten .
Usage notes
* Nouns to which "rotten" is often applied: wood, food, egg, meat, fruit, tomato, apple, banana, milk, vegetable, stuff, tooth, smell, person, kid, bastard, scoundrel, weather.Adverb
(en adverb)- That kid is spoilt rotten .
- The girls fancy him something rotten .
Anagrams
* ----stinky
English
Adjective
(er)- […] 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.”
- “School all year round.” The father groaned. “What a good idea.”
- “Stupid, stinky idea,” a child remarked from across the room.
- 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.