Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A perfume-giving substance; a substance that diffuses odor.
  • Scented; having a strong scent; fetid or fragrant.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Obos. Odorous.

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  • adjective obsolete odorous

Etymologies

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Latin odoratus, past participle of odorare to perfume, from odor odor.

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Examples

  • The water in both pools is of a bright yellow color, and vapors, disagreeably odorate, are continually emanating from it.

    Life in the Rocky Mountains 1844

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