Hypertext Webster Gateway: "odourous"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Odorous \O"dor*ous\, a. [Written also {odourous}.] [L. odorus,
fr. odor odor: cf. OF. odoros, odoreux.]
Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor;
fragrant; sweet-smelling. ``Odorous bloom.'' --Keble.

Such fragrant flowers do give most odorous smell.
--Spenser.
-- {O"dor*ous*ly}, adv. -- {O"dor*ous*ness}, n.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

odourous
adj : having odor or a characteristic odor; "odorous jasmine
flowers"; "odorous garbage"; "fresh odorous bread"
[syn: {odorous}] [ant: {odorless}]


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