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/ˈnaɪd.ə.ɹəs/ · adjective
(literary) Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances..
‘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?
Use nidorous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nidorous means (literary) Emitting a strong, unpleasant odor, especially one like that of cooking fat or similar greasy substances..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
‘Taste my breath—is it not fetid, foul, and nidorous?’
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