单词 | odorific |
释义 | odorificadj. That has or emits a smell; = odoriferous adj. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > smell and odour > [adjective] strongOE savouringc1384 breatheda1398 flairinga1400 smellinga1400 odorifere?a1425 odorous?a1425 smellablec1449 odoranta1465 odoriferousc1487 odiferousa1500 odoureda1500 odiferant1509 redolent?a1513 reflairing1523 odoriferantc1550 scenting1577 odorable1589 breathful1593 fat1598 olent1607 smelled1617 odorific1685 tainted1704 odourful1889 osmic1912 1685 W. Clark Grand Tryal v. xlii. 368 Kezia, which doth signify One of an odorifick quality, As sweet as Cassia. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 568 They extract waters of a salubrious and odorific kind. 1898 Philos. Rev. 7 589 When he is asked what the odorific quality is, as distinct from the sensation, he can reply only: ‘There is a quality or virtue in bodies, which we call their smell.’ 1998 N.Y. Mag 16 Mar. 27/3 The railcars are rolled along tracks onto the deeply odorific barge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1685 |
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