urinous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of urinous
From the New Latin word ūrīnōsus, dating back to 1635–45. See urine, -ous
Example Sentences
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They describe fecal, urinous, and other whiffy notes—which have been used in fine fragrance throughout history—as “like a sprinkle of salt on the chocolate chip cookie.”
From Slate
But while the new data set was a significant improvement — 55 people smelled 480 different molecules, rating them by intensity, pleasantness, familiarity and how well they matched a list of 20 descriptions, including “garlic,” “spices,” “flower,” “bakery,” “musky,” “urinous” and so on — it was still a sign of how limited the field was.
From New York Times
You never really noticed the beauty of that magnolia tree around the corner from your house — until your dog insists on stopping and lingering to sniff and sniff the urinous scents left by other dogs.
From Washington Post
For years, Herring has dealt with what court documents filed on her behalf describe as “odorous fecal and urinous mist” coming from the waste-spraying system on her neighbor Dwight Strickland’s hog operation.
From The New Yorker
No, we need to have a conversation about how your urinous, acidic odor might drive one away.
From Scientific American
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