odorous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective having odor or a characteristic odor
    • odorous jasmine flowers
    • odorous garbage
    • fresh odorous bread
  2. adjective satellite emitting an odor
    odoriferous.
    • odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack
  3. adjective satellite having a natural fragrance
    sweet-scented; sweet-smelling; scented; odoriferous; perfumed; sweet.
    • odoriferous spices
    • the odorous air of the orchard
    • the perfumed air of June
    • scented flowers

WordNet

O"dor*ous adjective
Etymology
L. odorus, fr.odor odor: cf. OF. odoros, odoreux.
Definitions
  1. Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor; fragrant; sweet-smelling. "Odorous bloom." Keble.
    Such fragrant flowers do give most odorous smell. Spenser.
    -- O"dor*ous*ly, adv. -- O"dor*ous*ness, n.

Webster 1913