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  • 61smelly — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. [mal]odorous, foul smelling, fetid (see malodorousness).Ant., odorless. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. stinking, foul, fetid; see odorous 1 , rancid 2 , rank 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective… …

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  • 62malodorous — (adj.) 1832, from MAL (Cf. mal ) bad + ODOROUS (Cf. odorous). Related: Malodorously; malodorousness …

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  • 63fragrance — fragrance, perfume, incense, redolence, bouquet are comparable when denoting a sweet or pleasant odor. Fragrance usually suggests the odor diffused by flowers or other growing things, though it is applicable to odors that merely suggest the… …

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  • 64malodorous — malodorous, stinking, fetid, noisome, putrid, rank, rancid, fusty, musty mean having an unpleasant smell. Malodorous is the general term which is referable to any smell of this character, from one that is noticeably unpleasant to one that is… …

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  • 65olfactory property — noun any property detected by the olfactory system • Syn: ↑smell, ↑aroma, ↑odor, ↑odour, ↑scent • Derivationally related forms: ↑scent (for: ↑ …

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  • 66perfumed — adjective 1. filled or impregnated with perfume (Freq. 1) perfumed boudoir perfumed stationery scented soap • Syn: ↑scented • Similar to: ↑fragrant …

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  • 67smelling — I noun the act of perceiving the odor of something • Syn: ↑smell • Derivationally related forms: ↑smell, ↑smell (for: ↑smell) • Hypernyms: ↑ …

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  • 68sweet-scented — adjective having a natural fragrance odoriferous spices the odorous air of the orchard the perfumed air of June scented flowers • Syn: ↑odoriferous, ↑odorous, ↑perfumed, ↑scented …

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  • 69sweet-smelling — adjective having a natural fragrance (Freq. 1) odoriferous spices the odorous air of the orchard the perfumed air of June scented flowers • Syn: ↑odoriferous, ↑odorous, ↑ …

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  • 70odorant — I. ˈōdərənt adjective Etymology: Middle English odoraunt, from Middle French odorant, from Latin odorant , odorans, present participle of odorare to perfume, from odor, n. : odorous, odoriferous II. noun ( s) …

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