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odorous

[oh-der-uhs] / ˈoʊ dər əs /


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One of his recurring subjects was meat, from flayed rabbits to rayfish, with odorous side effects.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 5, 2025

The incandescent bulb’s bright light replaced the dim and often odorous illumination of oil and gas lamps that brought the risk of fire and, in the case of gas, of suffocation and explosions.

From Textbooks Dec. 14, 2022

Within the odorous goo — a curiosity for locals, tourists and schoolchildren on field trips — more than 3.5 million fossils have been discovered.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2022

This oil contains odorous compounds— in the case of the dark-eyed junco, it smells like leaf litter and soil.

From Scientific American Mar. 24, 2022

“Balderdash. Is this because I hissed at that odorous dog?”

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate




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