odorous

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odorous

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From Middle English odorous, from Medieval Latin odōrōsus, equivalent to odor + -ous.

adjective more odorous · most odorous · odourous

  1. Having a distinctive odor. The table was piled with odorous lilies.

    Similar: odoriferous

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adj having distinctive odour

Españolodorífero
中文芬芳的 fēnfāngde, 臭的 chòude
Françaisodorant
Deutschriechend
Italianoodoroso
Românămirositor, odorant, odorifer
Русскийпаху́чий paxúčij, души́стый dušístyj

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@misc{odorous_2026,
  title = {odorous},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/odorous},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}