sweet-smelling en · ADJ
Meanings
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Having a pleasant scent.
It was always rather refreshing to find oneself among the sweet-smelling timber and the more peaceful atmosphere of a wood-working place, on a day-work and not piece-work basis.
1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 341:R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., which tried and failed to market a smokeless cigarette in the late 1980s, announced plans for a sweeter-smelling cigarette Monday.
1994 October 11, Times Wire Services, “R.J. Reynolds to Introduce Less-Smelly Cigarette […]”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Jun 2025:Before each game, before the final pep talk, Krystkowiak lights the rope, spreading the scent and giving Utah the sweetest-smelling locker room in college basketball.
2015 March 16, John Branch, “Utah’s Season Is So Sweet, Even the Lockers Smell Nice”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
- (figuratively) Liked, appreciated or respected.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sweet smelling | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most sweet-smelling | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| sweetsmelling | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more sweet-smelling | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| sweetest-smelling | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| sweeter-smelling | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Synonyms
sweet-scented (having a pleasant scent) · suaveolent (having a pleasant scent)
Translations (7)
la suāveolens (having a pleasant scent) · la hālans (having a pleasant scent) · cy peraroglus (having a pleasant scent) · ru прия́тно па́хнущий (having a pleasant scent) · cy persawrus (having a pleasant scent) · grc εὔοσμος (having a pleasant scent) · pdt scheenrikjent (having a pleasant scent)