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odorous

[ oh-der-uhs ]

adjective



odorous

/ ˈəʊəə /

adjective

  1. having or emitting a characteristic smell or odour
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǻǰdzܲ, adverb
  • ˈǻǰdzܲԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • dǰ·dzܲ· adverb
  • dǰ·dzܲ·Ա ·ǰ·Dz··ٲ [oh-d, uh, -, ros, -i-tee], noun
  • ԴDz·dǰ·dzܲ adjective
  • non·dǰ·dzܲ· adverb
  • non·dǰ·dzܲ·Ա noun
  • ·dǰ·dzܲ adjective
  • ܲ·dǰ·dzܲ adjective
  • un·dǰ·dzܲ· adverb
  • un·dǰ·dzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of odorous1

First recorded in 1540–50, odorous is from the Latin word ǻōܲ “fԳ.” See odor, -ous
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In “The Lady in the Van,” the tragedy of Smith’s odorous squatter Mary Shepherd is revealed only after her surprisingly touching death.

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Politicians helping their weakest opponent — while odorous — makes strategic sense in California.

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Bubbling ponds of effluent form “rivers of odorous waste.”

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The intense heat has also melted portions of a gas collection system, which consists of long polyvinyl chloride pipes that vacuum out methane and odorous sulfur gases.

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Within the odorous goo — a curiosity for locals, tourists and schoolchildren on field trips — more than 3.5 million fossils have been discovered.

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