odorous

[ oh-der-uh s ]

/ ˈoʊ dər əs /

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adjective

odoriferous.

Origin of odorous

First recorded in 1540–50, odorous is from the Latin word odōrus fragrant. See odor, -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM odorous

o·dor·ous·ly, adverb o·dor·ous·ness, o·dor·os·i·ty

[oh-duh-ros-i-tee] /ˌoʊ dəˈrɒs ɪ ti/, noun non·o·dor·ous, adjective non·o·dor·ous·ly, adverb

non·o·dor·ous·ness, noun pre·o·dor·ous, adjective un·o·dor·ous, adjective un·o·dor·ous·ly, adverb un·o·dor·ous·ness, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH odorous

malodorous odious odoriferous odorous smelly stinky odious odorous

Words nearby odorous

odorant, odoriferous, odorimetry, odoriphore, odorize, odorous, odour, odour of sanctity, odovacar, odra, odsbodikins

Example sentences from the Web for odorous

Thirty thousand bulls I have sacrificed with odorous herbs and perfumes of all kinds.

The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) |Max Duncker
Its scented binding and odorous pages form the choicest of his meals.

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. III, No. XVII, October 1851 |Various
There, on page forty-two, behold my odorous specimen, true to life!

Eye Spy |William Hamilton Gibson
The timorous, odorous violet must be sprouting on the damp ground yonder under the alders!

The Torrent |Vicente Blasco Ibaez

No one suspected the agency of the beautiful and odorous bouquet in the sudden and tragical death of the fair young bride.

The Bride of the Tomb and Queenie's Terrible Secret |Mrs. Alexander McVeigh Miller

British Dictionary definitions for odorous

odorous

/ (ˈəʊdərəs) /

adjective

having or emitting a characteristic smell or odour

Derived forms of odorous

odorously, adverb odorousness, noun

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odorous

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adjective

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odorous

adjective

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