“graveolent”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

graveolent

释义

graveolent, a.|grəˈviːələnt|
[ad. L. graveolent-em, graveolens, f. grave, advb. neut. of gravis heavy + olent-em, olens, pres. pple. of olēre to smell.]
Having a strong or offensive smell; rank, fetid.
1657Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 212 Odoraments objected to the nose in great quantity are graveolent.1669Boyle Contn. New Exp. ii. (1682) 186 The Butter..was yellow and something graveolent, yet it was edible.1721in Bailey.1755in Johnson.1833Lytton Eng. & English II. 236 He strives to buoy himself from ‘the graveolent abyss’ of his infamy.1862G. A. Lawrence Barren Honour I. 5 Such playful missiles as graveolent eggs.1875Anderida II. vii. 137 The soul..smelled the graveolent vapours of Avernus.

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