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# odorous

adjective

«odorous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Odorous means having a smell, usually a pleasant or strong one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/odorous/#m1)
2. (old use) Odorous describes something sweet-smelling, like flowers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/odorous/#m2)

### In the lessons

in old tales an odorous flower or person is described as sweet-scented, as in fairy-tale beauty

### Examples

- The garden was odorous with roses. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/odorous/#x1)
- The odorous herbs hung in the kitchen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/odorous/#x2)
- She was as white and odorous as the blossom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/odorous/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «odorous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/odorous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«odorous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/odorous.html) on Mova free.