November 7, 2006
redolent
(adj.)

having a pleasant odor; fragrant.

Pronunciation:
RED-ih-lent

In a sentence:
During his stay abroad, Jerry was amazed by how redolent the young women were; back home, they all smelled of liquor and missed opportunities…

In a different sentence:
Fat, ugly, and stupid, Kenneth actually believed that the real problem was that he was insufficiently redolent.

Fact:
There’s a reason that cyanide is redolent of almonds; the poison is extracted from the bitter variety of the nut.

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