OLIDOUS

Ol"id, Ol"i*dous, a. Etym: [L. olidus, fr. olere to smell.]

Definition: Having a strong, disagreeable smell; fetid. [Obs.] Boyle. Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

18 April 2024

MOTIVE

(adjective) impelling to action; “it may well be that ethical language has primarily a motivative function”- Arthur Pap; “motive pleas”; “motivating arguments”


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Coffee Trivia

Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.

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