《Vocabulary / Word Lists for writers》smell descriptions
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acidy
acrid: pungent, bitter, food can acquire this quality when cooked over a wood fire.
Ambrosial - divine, sweet smelling, fragrant, aromatic.
Anosmic - odorless, no smell at all.
aromatic
balmy: having the pleasing fragrance of aromatic balm, mild, pleasant, gentle, soft and not pungent at all.
briny
burnt
damp
dank
earthy
fishy
Foul - unclean, dirty, stinking, rank, tainted, soiled, fetid, polluted - it does not smell clean and fresh.
Fetid - rotten, putrid, foul, rank, squalid, fusty, stinking, smelling, the moldy, decaying smell of decomposing food - it does not smell fresh
Fulsome - generous to excess, excessive, over the board - not mild and bland.
Gamy - having the distinctive fragrance of game, either the tangy smell that reminds of grass, forest and wild aromatic herbs in fresh game, or the rich, wet, slightly rank and stale smell in "ripe" game as it is usually held until it is slightly decomposed.
fragrant
fresh
gamy: having the distinctive fragrance of game, either the tangy smell that reminds of grass, forest and wild aromatic herbs in fresh game, or the rich, wet, slightly rank and stale smell in "ripe" game as it is usually held until it is slightly decomposed.
Heady - strongly aromatic, pungent, rich, intoxicating, spicy, piquant - not a mild smell.
gaseous
mildewed
moldy
musty
perfumed
piney
pungent
putrid
rancid
reek
rotten
savory
scented
sharp
sickly
sour
spicy
spoiled
stagnant
stench
stuffy : oppressive, stifling, hot, the aroma goes to your head - probably no fresh.
Malodorous - scented, aromatic, redolent, fragrant, stinking.
Muscadine - something with the sweet aroma of this type of grape.
Odoriferous - it has a strong smell.
tempting
antiseptic
bitter
burning
Choking
clean
delicious
fragrant
fresh
medicinal
musty
acidy
acrid
antiseptic
aromatic
balmy
biting
bitter
briny
burnt
citrusy
comforting
corky: smelling like cork.
damp
dank
distinctive
earthy
fishy
flowery
fragrant
fresh
fruity
gamy
gaseous
heavy
lemony
medicinal
metallic
mildewed
minty
moldy
musky
musty
odorless
peppery
perfumed
piney
pungent: it has a strong aroma, it is spicy, hot, heady, overpowering, maybe sharp or bitter, but certainly not bland. It could be forceful, biting, cutting, maybe caustic or slightly acetic, but certainly not mild.
Putrescent - fetid, a rotting smell, putrid, certainly smelly, stinking and worse. Nothing further from smelling sweet or a pleasant aroma.
Rancid - the stale smell of something past its sell by date, rank, off, sour, rotten - not fresh at all.
Rank - a pungent aroma leaning to the bad side, fetid, smelly, foul, stale, rancid - not soft, balmy and fresh.
Redolent - malodorous, stinking, fragrant, aromatic on the shady side but not unscented or odorless.
Savory - if the food is described as having a savory aroma the smell can be either spicy, pungent, flavorsome, and aromatic, salty but not sweet, or pleasant, nice, wholesome.
Putrid - fetid.
reek
rose
rotten
scented
sharp
sickly
skunky
smoky
sour
spicy
spoiled
stagnant
stench
stinking
sulphur
sweaty
tart
tempting
vinegary
woody
yeasty
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