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, funkyExamples from the Web for graveolent
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 RhineEdward Bulwer-Lytton