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scentful

scentful adjective: having a pleasant scent; odorous.

Adjective

scentful (comparative more scentful, superlative most scentful)

  1. Having a pleasant scent; odorous.
    • a scentful nosegay1613, William Browne, Britannia's Pastorals
    • Sweetened cream is a blank canvas upon which to build a scentful composition that will transport your guests to other places in time or space—through their noses!2014, Jeni Britton Bauer, Jeni's Splendid Ice Cream Desserts
  2. Having a keen sense of smell.
    • The scentful osprey by the rock had fish'd.1613, William Browne, Britannia's Pastorals

Forms of scentful

comparativemore scentful
superlativemost scentful

Origin of scentful

From scent + -ful.

Questions about scentful

What does scentful mean?
Scentful means having a pleasant scent; odorous.
What part of speech is scentful?
Scentful is an adjective.

Words near scentful in the dictionary

  1. scentedness
  2. scenter
  3. scenters
  4. scentest
  5. scenteth
  6. scentful
  7. scenthound
  8. scenthounds
  9. scenting
  10. scenting out
  11. scentingly

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