adverb
- in a manner relating to or involving the sense of smell
Usage: formal; technical
Examples
- The dog identified the intruder olfactorily before any visual confirmation.
- Olfactorily, the two perfumes were quite distinct despite their similar appearances.
- Bees navigate olfactorily to locate flowers and communicate with their hive.
- The experiment measured how olfactorily sensitive the participants were to various odors.
- Humans are less olfactorily acute than many other mammals.