odorsome

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English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From odor +‎ -some.

Adjective[edit]

odorsome (comparative more odorsome, superlative most odorsome)

  1. Characterised or marked by odor(s)
    • 2007, Sandra Hill, Down and Dirty:
      To say they were hot, tired, dirty, odorsome, and in pain would be like saying that boars had bad breath...a large understatement.
    • 2015, Ramona K. Cecil, Lena Nelson Dooley, Darlene Franklin, A Texas Christmas:
      The tent parted, and the plump woman took a step inside, wrinkling her nose. “Oh, it is odorsome, isn't it?
    • 2015, Frank P. Ryan, The Tower of Bones:
      “Take him away. Remove his rags and hose him down. Feed him. Dress him in something less odoursome. Yet confine him while I consider how best he might serve us.”