odoriferous
Example Sentences
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Letting it decompose there would have created a monthslong unbearable odoriferous situation for nearby residents.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2023
“We had to find another solution for the Parisian market, which is the biggest,” said Demond, slicing open the packing tape on a Styrofoam box of durian, the odoriferous East Asian fruit.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2023
Medea's odoriferous potions and Canidia's fragrant spells resemble ordinary women's perfumes, but exaggerated to supernatural levels.
From Salon • Oct. 30, 2021
In Giovanni Battista Tiepolo’s paintings, with their emphasis on interiors, Corbin sees the “expression of a new sensitivity to smell,” of wanting to shut out the odoriferous world beyond.
From New York Times • May 10, 2021
Or, truth tolt, they don’t get upset by being odoriferous their own selfs.
From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis
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