graveolent
- (of plants) having a strong fetid smell
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin gravis heavy + olēre to smell
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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
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