odorous.

Giving off a noticeable smell, whether pleasant or unpleasant.

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Words that belong together

• odorous substance
• odorous vapors

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Odorous vapors escaped when the container was opened.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Comparative more odorous; superlative most odorous when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: description. Commonness: moderately common.