skunky
adjective
skunky is spelled S-K-U-N-K-Y: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, skunky means “Mean, contemptible” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in skunky?
| Letters | 6: S-K-U-N-K-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 159,707th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is skunky?
Skunky appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 159,707th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce skunky?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-skunky.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of skunky
- skunkier comparative
- skunkiest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does skunky mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
CanadaUScolloquialMean, contemptible.
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does skunky come from?
From skunk + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).