adjective
- having or emitting a strong smell, especially an unpleasant one
Usage: often implies a bad or offensive smell, though can be neutral or positive in context
Examples
- The odorous garbage needed to be taken out immediately.
- The kitchen filled with odorous fumes from the burnt food.
- Flowers in the garden were odorous and attracted many bees.
- The odorous cheese was aged for several years.
- After the rain, the soil released an odorous smell.
- The factory's odorous emissions bothered nearby residents.