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odorsome en · ADJ

Etymology

From odor + -some.

Meanings

  1. Characterised or marked by odor(s)
    • “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.” 2015, Frank P. Ryan, The Tower of Bones:
    • To say they were hot, tired, dirty, odorsome, and in pain would be like saying that boars had bad breath...a large understatement. 2007, Sandra Hill, Down and Dirty:
    • The tent parted, and the plump woman took a step inside, wrinkling her nose. “Oh, it is odorsome, isn't it? 2015, Ramona K. Cecil, Lena Nelson Dooley, Darlene Franklin, A Texas Christmas:

Forms

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odoursome alternative lexicographic
most odorsome Degree=Sup lexicographic
more odorsome Degree=Cmp lexicographic