smelling

smelling
adj.
Fragrant: P. and V. εὐώδης.
Evil smelling: P. and V. δῠσώδης, Ar. and V. κά̆κοσμος (Aesch. and Soph. Frag.).

SMELLING

adj. olidus (especially with a bad smell): odorus (with a good smell).

smelling (adj.):

I. Smelling sweetly: suāvis, suāveŏlens, ŏlens (oftener used in bad sense), ŏdōrātus, ŏdōrĭfer, ŏdōrus: v. FRAGRANT, SWEET. Also frāgrans, Virg.: Cat.: bene olidus, Col. Phr.. all sorts of sweet-s.ing flowers, omnis copia narium, Hor. Od. 2, 15, 6.

II. S.ing ill:

1. ŏlĭdus: o. capra, Hor. Ep. 1, 5, 29: o. senex, Suet. Tib. 45: o. vulpes, Mart. 10, 37, 13: v. RANK.

2. grăveŏlens, entis fauces g. Averni, Virg. Aen. 6, 201: App. de Mundo, p. 74: cf. foetidus (v. FETID), foedus, tēter (v. FOUL, adj. I.), pūtĭdus, rancĭdus (v. RANCID, STINKING).

III. S.ing strongly:

1. grăvis, e g. hircus, Hor.: see also RANK.

2. grăveŏlens, entis: strong-s.ing centaury, g. centaurea, Virg. G. 4, 270: v. PUNGENT. (N.B.--May be expr. also by gen. of odor with adj.: e. g. a pungent s.ing herb, herba odoris asperi [v. SMELL, subs., III. 1]: a most sweet-s.ing root, radix suavissimi odoris, Plin. 25, 9, 64, § 110.)