REEKY

Etymology

Adjective

reeky (comparative more reeky, superlative most reeky)

Soiled with smoke or steam; smoky; foul.

Emitting a reek; smelly.

Anagrams

• Kyree, keyer, rekey

Source: Wiktionary


Reek"y (-), a. Etym: [From 2d Reek; cf. Reechy.]

1. Soiled with smoke or steam; smoky; foul. Shak.

2. Emitting reek. "Reeky fen." Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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