Reeking and Ripe

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Reeking adjective - Having an unpleasant smell.

Usage example: I would rather not be the one to wash your reeking gym clothes

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Ripe and reeking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ripe" instead an adjective "Reeking".

Nearby Words: reek, reeky, reeked

Ripe adjective - Having an unpleasant smell.

Usage example: the clothes of the field hands were sweaty and ripe after a hard day's work

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Reeking and ripe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reeking" instead an adjective "Ripe".

Nearby Words: ripened, ripeness, ripening, ripely

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