| Main Entry: | odorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having fragrance |
Synonyms: |
aromatic, balmy, dank, effluvious, fetid, flavorsome, flowery, foul, fragrant, heady, honeyed, loud, malodorous, mephitic, miasmic, moldy, musty, nauseous, odoriferant, odoriferous, offensive, olfactive, olfactory, perfumatory, perfumed, perfumy, pungent, putrid, redolent, reeking, rotten, savorous, savory, scent-laden, scented, scentful, skunky, smelly, spicy, stagnant, stale, stinking, strong, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling, tumaceous, unsavory, whiffy |
| Notes: | odoriferous means 'having an odor or fragrance' while odorous refers to something smelly |
Antonyms: |
odorless |
| Main Entry: | pungent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | highly flavored |
Synonyms: |
acid, acrid, aromatic, bitter, effluvious, hot, nosey, odoriferous, peppery, piquant, poignant, racy, rich, salty, seasoned, sharp, snappy, sour, spicy, stinging, stinking, strong, tangy, tart, whiffy, zesty |
Antonyms: |
blah, bland, dull, flavorless, tasteless |
| Main Entry: | pungent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
Related
Adjectives: |
pungent, acrid, acrimonious, biting, bitter, brackish, briny, escharotic, full-flavored, gamy, high-flavored, high-seasoned, high-tasted, hot, hot as pepper, meracious, mordacious, mordant, peppery, piperitious, piquant, racy, rough, saliferous, saline, salt, salt as Lot's wife, salt as a herring, salt as brine, seasoned, sharp, spicy, stinging, strong, unsavory, vellicating
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