graveolent
Britishadjective
Etymology
Origin of graveolent
C17: from Latin gravis heavy + olēre to smell
Example Sentences
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The stratum of the earth is black and pitchy, and the springs beneath it are of a dark and graveolent water.
From The Pilgrims of the Rhine by Lytton, Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron
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