Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • In a redolent manner; fragrantly.

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  • adverb In a redolent manner.

Etymologies

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redolent +‎ -ly

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Examples

  • “Earl, did you have a good time at the Grammys?” said a passing waiter working the cocktail hour shift, his salt and pepper pompadour glazed black and gleaming as redolently as his white coat, with an emblazoned red “B” on its left lapel.

    The Pianist

  • They may exude streams of complex, redolently random glossolalia atop his beat-driven blend of electronica, or squawk interminably despite his best intentions.

    Disquiet » Sacto Instruments

  • She gave out redolently the pungent odor of the commodity Suzanna sought to borrow.

    Suzanna Stirs the Fire

  • Marguerites and Daffy-Down-Dillies, nodding bloomily on either side of an old brick walk leading from door to gate, Jasmine hanging redolently from lattice, Virginia Creeper and Pumpkin-vine.

    The Way of the Wind

  • His appearance was redolently marine; his pilot coat, flying necktie and wideish trowsers,

    Celt and Saxon — Volume 1

  • His appearance was redolently marine; his pilot coat, flying necktie and wideish trowsers, a general airiness of style on a solid frame, spoke of the element his blue eyes had dipped their fancy in, from hereditary inclination.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith

  • His appearance was redolently marine; his pilot coat, flying necktie and wideish trowsers,

    Celt and Saxon — Complete

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