urinous

American  

[yoor-uh-nuhs] / ˈyʊər ə nəs /

Also urinose

adjective

1. of, pertaining to, resembling, or having the odor or qualities of urine.

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urinous British  

/ ˈjʊərɪnəs /

adjective

1. of, resembling, or containing urine

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Etymology

Origin of urinous

From the New Latin word ūrīnōsus, dating back to 1635–45. See urine, -ous

Example Sentences

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 • Jun. 1, 2021

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 • Sep. 21, 2018

Dead breaths I living breathe, tread dead dust, devour a urinous offal from all dead.

From Ulysses by Joyce, James

Thus the Colour of Violets seems to be of that Order, because their Syrup by acid Liquors turns red, and by urinous and alcalizate turns green.

From Opticks or, a Treatise of the Reflections, Refractions, Inflections, and Colours of Light by Newton, Isaac, Sir

Those hells are therefore named accordingly; some are called cadaverous, some stercoraceous, some urinous, and so on.

From Angelic Wisdom Concerning the Divine Love and the Divine Wisdom by Ager, John