odorous

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Etymology

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

Adjective

odorous (comparative more odorous, superlative most odorous)

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

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