urinous

[ yoor-uh-nuhs ]

adjective

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

urinous

/ ˈjʊərɪnəs /

adjective

1. of, resembling, or containing urine

Word History and Origins

Origin of urinous¹

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

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

She is a serial boozer, and, as if to highlight the fact, most of the wine she drinks is of a nasty urinous hue.

From The New Yorker