odorous

odorous
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(Roget's IV) modif.
1. [Having an offensive odor]
Syn. smelly, stinking, fetid, musty, putrid, foul, redolent, odoriferous, odoriferant, emitting an odor, strong, malodorous, mephitic, tumaceous, stench-laden, nauseous, cloying, cloacal, unsavory, effluvious, moldy, stale, dank, miasmic, stinky*, skunky*, pewy*; see also offensive 2 , rotten 1 .
2. [Having a pleasant odor]
Syn. sweet, spicy, pungent, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, savory, fragrant, aromatic, perfumed, scented, scent-laden, redolent, odoriferous, odoriferant, olent, spice-laden, honeyed, perfumy, perfumatory, balmy, savorous, flower-scented, nectar-scented, rose-scented.
Ant. odorless*, stinking, smelly.
II
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) a.
fragrant, smelly, stinky, distinct-smelling, redolent, odoriferous, aromatic, scented.
ANT.: unscented, odorless

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