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odorous - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'odorous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Odorous [ a.]
- Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor; fragrant; sweet-smelling.

Meaning of 'odorous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . odorous [ a]
Meaning (1):
- having odor or a characteristic odor
Example in sentence:
  • fresh odorous bread;
  • odorous garbage;
  • odorous jasmine flowers
2 . odorous [ s]
Meaning (2):
- having a natural fragrance
Example in sentence:
  • odoriferous spices;
  • scented flowers;
  • the odorous air of the orchard;
  • the perfumed air of June
Meaning (3):
- emitting an odor
Example in sentence:
  • odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack

Nearby Words:

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