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odorous

 

  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Odorous  \O"dor*ous\,  a.  [Written  also  {odourous}.]  [L.  odorus, 
  fr  odor  odor:  cf  OF  odoros,  odoreux.] 
  Having  or  emitting  an  odor  or  scent,  esp.  a  sweet  odor; 
  fragrant;  sweet-smelling.  ``Odorous  bloom.''  --Keble. 
 
  Such  fragrant  flowers  do  give  most  odorous  smell. 
  --Spenser. 
  --  {O"dor*ous*ly},  adv  --  {O"dor*ous*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  odorous 
  adj  1:  having  odor  or  a  characteristic  odor;  "odorous  jasmine 
  flowers";  "odorous  garbage";  "fresh  odorous  bread" 
  [ant:  {odorless}] 
  2:  emitting  an  odor;  "odoriferous  blossoms";  "odorous  salt  pork 
  and  weevily  hardtack"  [syn:  {odoriferous}] 
  3:  having  a  natural  fragrance;  "odoriferous  spices";  "the 
  odorous  air  of  the  orchard";  "the  perfumed  air  of  June"; 
  "scented  flowers"  [syn:  {odoriferous},  {perfumed},  {scented}, 
  {sweet},  {sweet-scented},  {sweet-smelling}]




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