graveolent

adjective

(of plants) having a strong fetid smell

Word Origin for graveolent

C17: from Latin gravis heavy + olēre to smell

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Related Words for graveolent

noxious, putrid, musty, gross, off, offensive, disgusting, revolting, high, bad, sour, tainted, stale, nauseating, turned, reeking, dank, disagreeable, fetid, funky

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Historical Examples of graveolent

The stratum of the earth is black and pitchy, and the springs beneath it are of a dark and graveolent water.
The Pilgrims Of The Rhine
Edward Bulwer-Lytton