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odorous
adjective as in having fragrance
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
- perfumy
- 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
Example Sentences
In “The Lady in the Van,” the tragedy of Smith’s odorous squatter Mary Shepherd is revealed only after her surprisingly touching death.
Politicians helping their weakest opponent — while odorous — makes strategic sense in California.
Bubbling ponds of effluent form “rivers of odorous waste.”
Contaminated water has seeped out of Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic, forming streams of odorous waste and fumes.
These hazardous spills have formed bubbling ponds and “ultimately rivers of odorous waste,” according to officials with the SCAQMD.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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