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redolent

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"Full of aroma"

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹɛd.ə.lənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted deelnortStarts with REnds with T1 cluesCommon crossword word
1R2E3D4O5L6E7N8T

Definitions

  1. having a strong pleasant odor

Word 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”).

Used in a sentence

  • His breath is already redolent of whiskey.
  • Stephen, that is when the accosting figure came to close quarters, though he was not in an over sober state himself recognised Corley's breath redolent of rotten cornjuice.
  • But, in the country, the green fields are so joyous, the pure air so fresh, the blue sky so clear; the fine old trees, redolent of earth's loveliest mythology, when the dryades peopled their green shadows;...

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