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perfumy
adjective as in fragrant
adjective as in odorous
Weak matches
- aromatic
- balmy
- dank
- effluvious
- fetid
- flavorsome
- flowery
- foul
- fragrant
- heady
- honeyed
- loud
- malodorous
- mephitic
- miasmic
- moldy
- musty
- nauseous
- odoriferant
- odoriferous
- offensive
- olfactive
- olfactory
- perfumatory
- perfumed
- pungent
- putrid
- redolent
- reeking
- rotten
- savorous
- savory
- scent-laden
- scented
- scentful
- skunky
- smelly
- spicy
- stagnant
- stale
- stinking
- strong
- sweet
- sweet-scented
- sweet-smelling
- tumaceous
- unsavory
- whiffy
adjective as in perfumed
Weak matches
adjective as in scented
Strong match
Example Sentences
This is a larger-than-average lemon, with thick, bumpy peels and a perfumy aroma.
The Sukang Maasim bottle is white sugarcane and perfumy, a bit more acidic than rice vinegar.
With this bright green Yemeni sauce, spicy from serranos, perfumy from cilantro, I’m getting ready to expand the territory at work.
In “Phantom,” Mr. Prince was credited with emphasizing the title character’s sensuality and intelligence instead of slushy melodrama, as well as giving the show what he called a “mysterious, perfumy atmosphere.”
He is comforted by the talc smell of her housedresses mixed with the sunbaked smell of her skin, the perfumy smell of her party dresses.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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