odorsome

odorsome

English

Alternative forms

• odoursome

Etymology

From odor +‎ -some.

Adjective

odorsome (comparative more odorsome, superlative most odorsome)

1. Characterised or marked by odor(s)
   • 2007, Sandra Hill, Down and Dirty:

     To say they were hot, tired, dirty, odorsome, and in pain would be like saying that boars had bad breath...a large understatement.

   • 2015, Ramona K. Cecil, ‎Lena Nelson Dooley, ‎Darlene Franklin, A Texas Christmas:

     The tent parted, and the plump woman took a step inside, wrinkling her nose. “Oh, it is odorsome, isn't it?

   • 2015, Frank P. Ryan, The Tower of Bones:

     “Take him away. Remove his rags and hose him down. Feed him. Dress him in something less odoursome. Yet confine him while I consider how best he might serve us.”