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sweetest-smelling

sweetest-smelling is the superlative form of sweet-smelling.

Meaning of sweet-smelling

Adjective

sweet-smelling (comparative more sweet-smelling or sweeter-smelling, superlative most sweet-smelling or sweetest-smelling)

  1. Having a pleasant scent.
    • It was always rather refreshing to find oneself among the sweet-smelling timber and the more peaceful atmosphere of a wood-working place, on a day-work and not piece-work basis.1944 November and December, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—II”, in Railway Magazine, page 341
  2. (figuratively) Liked, appreciated or respected.

Questions about sweetest-smelling

What is sweetest-smelling the superlative form of?
Sweetest-smelling is the superlative form of sweet-smelling.

Words near sweetest-smelling in the dictionary

  1. sweetest scented
  2. sweetest smelling
  3. sweetest-hearted
  4. sweetest-natured
  5. sweetest-scented
  6. sweetest-smelling
  7. sweetfaced
  8. sweetfish
  9. sweetfishes
  10. sweetflag
  11. sweetful

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