redolent
re·do·lent
adjective
1.
- “cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note” Wilder Hobson
- “a campaign redolent of machine politics”
2.
(used with `of'' or `with'') noticeably odorous
- “the hall was redolent of floor wax”
- “air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey”
3.
having a strong distinctive fragrance
- “the pine woods were more redolent” Jean Stafford
Origin
From Middle English redolent (first attested in 1400), from Old French redolent, from Latin redolentem, present participle of redoleō (“to emit a scent”), from red- + oleō (“to smell”).
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