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View synonyms for graveolent

graveolent

/ ˈɡrævɪələnt /

adjective

  1. (of plants) having a strong fetid smell
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of graveolent1

C17: from Latin gravis heavy + olēre to smell
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Example Sentences

The stratum of the earth is black and pitchy, and the springs beneath it are of a dark and graveolent water.

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