inodorate en · ADJ
Etymology
From in- + odorate.
Meanings
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(obsolete) scentless; without an odour
Whites are more inodorate than flowers of the same kind coloured.
1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most inodorate | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more inodorate | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |