nidorous

Definition

Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.

Etymology

From nidor (“the unpleasant smell of some cooked animal substances”) + -ous, or from Medieval Latin nidorosus.

Example Sentences

• "‘Taste my breath—is it not fetid, foul, and nidorous?’"
• "That old man's niderous whispered breath had entered into MacMurrough's heart an insufflation of—of what, exactly?"