Word of the Day:
nidorous
What It Means
Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.
Nidorous in Context
“That old man's niderous whispered breath had entered into MacMurrough's heart an insufflation of—of what, exactly?”
Did You Know?
From nidor (“the unpleasant smell of some cooked animal substances”) + -ous, or from Medieval Latin nidorosus.
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