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redolent
adjective
having a strong pleasant odor
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ˈɹɛd.əl.ənt
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adjective
having a strong pleasant odor
“{'source': 'Jean Stafford', 'text': 'the pine woods were more redolent'}”
adjective
(used with ‘of’ or ‘with’) noticeably odorous
“the hall was redolent of floor wax”
adjective
serving to bring to mind
“{'source': 'Wilder Hobson', 'text': 'cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note'}”
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{'source': 'Jean Stafford', 'text': 'the pine woods were more redolent'}
the hall was redolent of floor wax
air redolent with the fumes of beer and whiskey
{'source': 'Wilder Hobson', 'text': 'cannot forbear to close on this redolent literary note'}
a campaign redolent of machine politics
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