nidorous

WOTD – 5 December 2008    

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈnaɪd.ə.ɹəs/
• (US) IPA: /ˈnaɪ.də.ɹəs/

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Adjective

nidorous (comparative more nidorous, superlative most nidorous)

1. (literary) Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances.
   • 2002, Jamie O'Neill, chapter 10, At Swim, Two Boys, ISBN 0743241878, page 240:

     That old man's niderous whispered breath had entered into MacMurrough's heart an insufflation of—of what, exactly?

Translations

Emitting the odor or taste of roasted meat, especially rotten meat

• Russian: палёный (ru) (paljónyj)