olfactory \ol-FAK-tuh-ree; -tree; ohl-\, adjective:
of smell; having to do with smelling
What stirred this olfactory reminiscence was the confession of a Philadelphia newsman that the situation in his home town was "stinking."-- Stinking, Time, October 26, 1937
Mr. Lichter's visitor inhaled the rich sour aroma of the establishement and remarked upon its olfactory munificence.-- Richard F. Shepard, Pickles, Peppers and Other Puckery Palate-Pleasers, New York Times, March 30, 1971
Sunday, November 9, 2008
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