Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "odorous" []

  • Having a distinctive odor: odorous jasmine flowers; odorous garbage. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "odorous" in a sentence
  • "They're called odorous because they have a coconut - or rum-like smell when crushed."
  • "Although the project could be described as odorous, Gothenburg will probably take money to help pay for it."
  • "The floor of the cage was slippery with a kind of odorous slime."