skunky

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Mean, contemptible. Canada,US,colloquial
    — 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.

词形变化

skunkier comparative skunkiest superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
skunkiness

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Algonquian *šek-
Proto-Algonquian *-a·kw-
Proto-Algonquian *-a
Proto-Algonquian *šeka·kwa
Eastern Algonquianbor.
English skunk
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English skunky
From skunk + -y.
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