nidorous
UK/ˈnaɪd.ə.ɹəs//ˈnaɪ.də.ɹəs/
nidorous adjective: emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.
Adjective
nidorous (comparative more nidorous, superlative most nidorous)
- Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.
- ‘Taste my breath—is it not fetid, foul, and nidorous?’1980, Gene Wolfe, chapter XVIII, in The Shadow of the Torturer (The Book of the New Sun; 1), New York: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 163
- That old man's niderous whispered breath had entered into MacMurrough's heart an insufflation of—of what, exactly?2002, Jamie O'Neill, chapter 10, in At Swim, Two Boys, →ISBN, page 240
Forms of nidorous
| comparative | more nidorous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most nidorous |
Origin of nidorous
From nidor (“the unpleasant smell of some cooked animal substances”) + -ous, or from Medieval Latin nidorosus.
Words formed from nidorous
Questions about nidorous
- What does nidorous mean?
- Nidorous means emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.
- What part of speech is nidorous?
- Nidorous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce nidorous?
- Nidorous is pronounced /ˈnaɪd.ə.ɹəs/ (UK).
Words near nidorous in the dictionary
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