odorsome en · ADJ
Etymology
From odor + -some.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| odoursome | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most odorsome | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more odorsome | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |